Monica planted a rectangular flower bed in the center of her 40

Pre-Algebra
Question of the Week
March 14, 2011
Due by: March 18, 2011
Monica planted a rectangular flower bed in the
center of her 40-foot by 25-foot front lawn.
There is a
foot wide grass area around the
entire flower bed. The grass and the flower bed
take up the entire 40-foot by 25-foot area. What
are the dimensions of the flower bed?