For ?'s 3-6: A 3 ft. wide walk is built around a rectangular garden 18 ft. by 12 ft. Find the area of the garden.
Group of answer choices

162 sq. ft

216 sq. ft

245 sq. ft

206.4 sq. ft

answer: the answer is 23

step-by-step explanation:

area of part 1:

a1=base*height/2=(8+2)*(8-2-2-1)/2=10*3/2=15 ft^2

area of part 2:

a2=length*width=(8+2)*1=10 ft2

area of part 3:

a3=length*width=8*2=16 ft2

total shaded area : a1+a2+a3=41 ft2

total area of the reactangle : a=16*8=128 ft2

total area of the nonshaded region : 128-41=87 ft2

a28=58

step-by-step explanation:

a1=a1+(n-1)d

a28= 4+ (28-1)2

a28=4+(27)(2)

a28=4+54

a28=58