Vegi tales. A farmer laid out a large rectangular garden. He then divided it into four rec...

Vegi tales. A farmer laid out a large rectangular garden. He then divided it into four rectangular sections by running a string in the north-south direction and another string in the east-west direction. He planted corn in the 216-m2 northwest rectangle, beans in the 144-m2 northeast rectangle, squash in the 192-m2 southeast rectangle, and okra in the southwest rectangle. What was the total area of the garden?

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