Mancino is tending 3 gardens that each measure 16 feet by 5 feet. His sister, Marquita, is tilling the soil for two gardens that each measure 8 feet by 4 feet. How many square feet combined are in all their gardens?
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
304
3 * (16 * 5) = 240 square feet.

2 * (8 * 4) = 64 square feet.

240 + 64 = 304 square feet.

The gardens have a total of 304 square feet.

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The answer: 304