A 60 foot by 20 foot garden is enclosed by a fence. To increase the area of the garden, while still using the same fence, its shape is changed to a square. By how many square feet does this enlarge the garden

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The increase in  square feet  when the  garden  is enlarged is   400 square feet.     What is the increase in square feet?  The first step is to determine the  perimeter  of the  fence :    Perimeter  = 2( length + width)  2 (60 + 20)   = 160 feet     When the shape of the  garden  is changed to a  square,  the  perimeter  of the  square  and the  rectangle  has to be the same.   Length of side of the  square  = 160 / 4 = 40 feet    Area  of the  square  = 40 x 40 = 1600 square feet    Area  of the  garden   = 60 x 20 - 1200 square feet   Difference = 1600 - 1200 =  400 square feet     To learn more about how to calculate the  area of a rectangle, p lease check: https://brainly.com/question/16595449  #SPJ1

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