A contractor is given a scale drawing of a rectangular patio. The scale from the patio to the drawing is 4 ft to 1 in. What is
the area of the actual patio? Circle your answer.

step-by-step explanation:

first, eliminate the parenthesis:

3

x

+

2

−

4

x

second, group like terms:

3

x

−

4

x

+

2

third, combine like terms:

(

3

−

4

)

x

+

2

→

−

1

x

+

2

→

−

x

+

2

can you make your screen more see able?

then i might be able to .