Design A. The garden is 9 ft by 12 ft.
Design B. The garden is a circle of radius 5 ft
Area of garden A:
[tex]A_A=9\times12=108[/tex]Area of garden B:
[tex]A_B=\pi\left(5\right)^2=25\pi\approx78.54[/tex]The areas are:
Design A = 108 square ft
Design B ≈ 78.54 square ft
Note: The area of garden B can also be expressed in exact form as 25π square ft