There is a square plot of side 12 m. A farmer wants to grow grass on half of his field and plough the remaining land. Find the area of the land used for growing grass.

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Given,
side length of square field is 12 m
Area of the square field = 12 x 12 = 144 sq. m

It is given that the area on which grass is grown is half of square field.
Hence, the area on which grass is grown,
=144 ÷ 2 = 72 sq. m

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There is a square plot of side 12 m. A farmer wants to grow grass on half of his field and plough the remaining land. Find the area of the land used for growing grass.

Given, side length of square field is 12 m Area of the square field = 12 x 12 = 144 sq. m It is given that the area on which grass is grown is half of square field. Hence, the area on which grass is grown, =144 ÷ 2 = 72 sq. m

Given,
side length of square field is 12 m
Area of the square field = 12 x 12 = 144 sq. m

It is given that the area on which grass is grown is half of square field.
Hence, the area on which grass is grown,
=144 ÷ 2 = 72 sq. m