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AREA MODELS 2021 /2 OF 5
Yasmin has garden beds for peas and
strawberries in her garden, as shown
in the diagram below.
Last year, the pea bed was a square.
This year, Yasmin wanted more
strawberries.
She moved the boundary and reduced
the size of the pea bed by 3 m.
As a result of moving the boundary, an
area of 15 m2 from the pea bed
became part of the strawberry patch.
Peas

Okay so n is going to represent our first number. since the second number of five times greater than n, the second number will be represented as 5n. for us to figure out the two  numbers we need to have  the value of n first. this is going to be done by adding the two numbers together, n and 5n. it can be simplified as 6n, which the problem states is equal to 72. divide 72 by 6n and you can solve for n.  n+5n=726n=72n=(72/6)n=12  now that we know the value of n, we have to multiply 5 times 12 which equals 60. so our two numbers/integers are 12 and 60