Sheet # 421 Area
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
George has a square garden with an area of 25 square meters. He doubles both the length and width of his garden. Draw and label a diagram to show George's garden after its length and width are doubled. What will be the new area of his garden? How many times greater is the area of his garden now?
Answers for sheet # 421
Side of the square = 5 meters
Side of new square = 10 meters
Area of new square = 100 square meters
Area of new square = 4 x area of old square