A basketball court is 84' long and 50' wide the court is divided in half by mid court line what is the area of 1/2 of the court in square feet

Answer 1

This question can be solved one of two ways and a matter of preference of the learner on which is easier.

Way 1:

Find the total area first: A = L x W

84 x 50 = 4200

then divide that total area in half which would be by 2 since half means 2 pieces.

4200 ÷ 2 = 2100

Half of the basketball court is 2100sqft.

Way 2:

Take the length of the basketball court and divide that in half first since its asking for the area of only half the court.

84 ÷ 2 = 42

then multiply the half length by the width to get the area of half the court.

42 x 50 = 2100

Answer 2

To find the area of 1/2 of the court you would first find the area of the entire court. The formula for area is L*W (length * width).

84 * 50 = 4200 sq. ft.

Once you have the total area, you would then divide it in half (divide by 2).

4200 / 2 = 2100 sq. ft.

There you go! Best wishes!