6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

3. At the far end of the park there is a
   meditation garden. A new semicircular
   entrance to the garden will be added.
   What is the total area of the
   new garden?
   4. A swimming pool is surrounded
   by a rectangular walkway. A
   committee decides to redo the
   walkway. What is the total area
   that needs to be redone?


4. Erika is reseeding the horse pasture.
   The pasture is shaped like a rectangle,
   with semicircles at each end. If it costs
   $0.85 to reseed 1 square yard, how
   much will it cost to reseed the pasture?
   6. The walkway around the back half
   of the bandstand will be removed
   and replaced with a hedge. How
   many square feet of walkway
   will be removed?


5. Mr. McAllister is going to paint the front
   of his barn. How many square feet does
   he need to cover with paint?
   8. The triangular sign at the entrance to
   the park will be enlarged by placing a
   1 foot border around each side. What
   will be the area of the new sign?

44 ft

37 ft

New

Entrance

Walkway

Front

2 ft Bandstand 2 ft

58 ft

4 ft

1 ft

3 ft

45 ft

35 ft

9 ft

18 ft

39 yd

9 5 yd

5 m

6 m

6 m

50 m

21 m 5 m

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