Question

Bocce is a game similar to lawn bowling, but is played on a rectangular dirt court. if the length of the rectangle is 12x and the width is 2x + 2, how do you write the expression that represents the area of the court?

Answer 1

Area `= 24x^2+24x`

Explanation:

`"Area" = "Length" xx "Width""`

We are told
`color(white)("XXX")"Length" = 12x`
and
`color(white)("XXX")"Width" = 2x+2`

So
`color(white)("XXX")"Area" = (12x)xx(2x+2)`
`color(white)("XXXXXX") = 24x^2+24x`