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Maria has a square brick patio. She wants to reduce the width by 3 feet and increase the length by 3 feet. Let x represent the length of one side of the square patio. Write expressions for the length and width of the new patio. Then find the area of the new patio if the original patio measures 8 feet by 8 feet.

a. lw= x (x-3); 40 square feet

b. lw= (x+3) (x-3); 53); 55 square feet

c. lw= (x+3) (x+3); 121 square feet

d. lw= (x-3) (x-3); 25 square feet

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Hi there!

So, the original dimensions are 8ft x 8ft. We want to increase the length by 3, so l = x + 3. And we want to decrease the width by 3, so w = x - 3. The expression would be lw = (x + 3)(x - 3). To solve for the new area, we would have this equation lw = 11 x 5 = 55. Therefore, the correct option is option B.

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Answer:

B

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