Answer and Explanation
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is J
Explanation
The side length of the patio is 270÷18=15, and the total length of shrubs to be planted is 15+18+18=51. Choose J.
Use the following information to answer questions 28-30.
Jason will have a rectangular concrete patio constructed beside his house, as shown below. The patio will have a length of 18 feet, and the top surface of the patio will have an area of 270 square feet. The patio will be constructed so that one side of the patio is against a side of Jason’s house.
30. Jason will plant shrubs along the portion of the perimeter of the patio that is NOT against his house. What is the length, in feet, of that portion?