Trish had a square garden with side lengths of 8 feet. She expanded her garden to 10 feet by 8 feet. By how many square feet did she expand the area of her garden?

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Answer:

[tex]16\:\mathrm{ft^2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Trish's initial garden had an area of [tex]8\cdot8=64\:\mathrm{ft^2}[/tex]. After expanding her garden to be 10 feet by 8 feet, the garden has an area of [tex]8\cdot 10=80 \:\mathrm{ft^2}[/tex]. Therefore, the garden was expanded by [tex]80-64=\boxed{16\:\mathrm{ft^2}}[/tex]