Kaitlyh is mowing her lawn. The lawn has an area of 5,625 square feet. She can

mow about 75 square feet each minute. How many square feet does Kaitlyn still

have to mow after 5 minutes?

Respuesta :

Answer:

After 5 minutes Kaitlyn have to mow 5,250 square feet of lawn.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Total area of lawn = 5,625 square feet

Rate of mowing lawn = 75 square feet each minute

Area of lawn mowed in 5  minutes =

[tex]=\text{Rate of mowing lawn}\times \text{Time}\\=75\times 5\\=375\text{ square feet}[/tex]

Square feet does Kaitlyn still have to mow after 5 minutes

[tex]=\text{Area of lawn - Area of lawn mowed in 5 minutes}\\=5625-375\\=5250\text{ square feet}[/tex]

Thus, after 5 minutes Kaitlyn have to mow 5,250 square feet of lawn.