2017 AMC 10A Problem 3
Problem 3 of 25EasierGeometry
Tamara has three rows of two -feet by -feet flower beds in her garden. The beds are separated and also surrounded by -foot-wide walkways, as shown on the diagram. What is the total area of the walkways, in square feet?

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We can see that the width of the garden is We can also see that the height is The total area of the garden is therefore The area of all the flower beds is Subtracting this from the area of the garden yields which is the area of the walkways.
Thus, B is the correct answer.