Question

Alissia is putting a fence around a vegetable garden. She drew the following picture to help her

visualize the garden. The width will be 12 feet. What are the possible lengths of the garden if
she only has 40 feet of fencing? Write and solve an inequality. Show all of your work. Type
">>" to represent the greater than or equal to symbol or "=" to represent the less than or equal
to symbol​

Answer 1

length ≤ 8

Explanation:

perimeter = 2(length) + 2(width)

p = 2L + 2w

The perimeter and width are given, so plug them in.

40 ≥ 2L + 2(12)

40 ≥ 2L + 24

16 ≥ 2L

8 ≥ L

L ≤ 8