Question

Please help me!! Lucy is building a fence for her pig pen so that the pigs cannot escape the area of the rectangular pigpen is 96 square feet the length of the pigpen measures 12 feet what is the width in the feet?

A. 8
B.12
C. 10
D. 6​

Answer 1

Formula for Area

Area= Length * Width

Width= X

96= 12*X

96=12X

Divide by 12

96/12=12X/12

Cross out 12 and 12, divide by 12 and then becomes X

X=8

Answer: A. 8 feet

Answer 2

Answer:A ,(8)

Explanation:

If the area is 96 and you already know the length you dived 96 by 12 and that equals 8