A rectangular garden 27ft measures by 38ft. Surrounding (and bordering) the garden is a path 4ft wide. Find the area of this path. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Answer 1

So we have the following for the surrounding paths:

27 ft * 4 ft * 2 (for the two short sides: length 27 ft, width 4 ft, count 2)

38 ft * 4 ft * 2 ( for the two longer sides: length 38 ft, width 4 ft, count 2)

4 ft * 4 ft * 4 (for the four corners: length 4 ft, width 4 ft, count 4)

Now to multiply the areas:

27 ft * 8 ft = 216 ft²

38 ft * 8 ft = 304 ft²

16 ft * 4 ft = 64 ft²

Now to add them all up:

216 ft² + 304 ft² + 64 ft² = 584 ft²