Thread: I am stuck on this Math Word Problem

Hey guys, I decided to start learning math from the beginning and I have been trying to understand this math word problem for two days now. I found the answer in the back of the book but I wanted to know exactly an in depth explanation and the answer you came up with. I will post the answer that is listed in the back of the book later on.

Okay, so we know that area is measured in square units, right? And that when the distance is one unit, it's 1 unit squared.

So we move out to 2 yards. 2^2 = 4 sq. units.

3 yards means 3^2 = 9 square units

4 yards means 4^2 = 16 square units.

Does this make sense?

OMG Thank you for explaining that I really appreciate it. It makes total sense. You have the same answer from the back of my math book (2^2, 3^2, and 4^2)
This question has been bothering me but I can finally have a good night's rest, lol. Thanks Again. I think I am in love with this forum. Hopefully I can get really good in math and provide explanations too!!!

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