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How can use areas to calculate your business earnings?

Now that you can calculate the perimeter and area of squares and triangles, it’s time to use these calculations to see how much money you’ll earn with your lawn care business. Click each tab and calculate your earnings. Then check your answer.

Square of grass

You charge $0.20 per square foot to mow each lawn. For this particular square shaped lawn, the length of one side is 15 ft.

How much will you charge to mow this lawn?

$45

If you need help arriving at this answer, click the solution button.

Calculate the area of the lawn.

Area of the lawn =s2=(15 ft)2=225 square feet

You charge $0.20 per square foot.

Use the area of the lawn and the price per square foot to calculate the amount you will charge.

Total price you will charge =($0.20square foot)(225 square feet)=$45