According to the information, it can be inferred that the option that is closest to the area occupied is 40 square feet (option A).
How to calculate the total area covered with brick and concrete?
To calculate the total area covered with brick and concrete we must identify how many sections of brick the garden will have, according to the image it can be inferred that there are four sections of brick and concrete in total.
According to the above, what we must do is multiply the area of the section by the number of sections (4).
- 9 square feet × 4 = 36 square feet.
So option A, 40 square feet is the closest to the total area occupied by bricks. Then it would be the correct option.
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