Question

Last year, Mr. Petersen's rectangular garden had a width of 5 meters and an area of 20 square meters.

This year, he wants to make the garden three times as long and two times as wide.
a
Solve for the length of last year's garden using the area formula. Then, draw and label the
measurements of this year's garden
Last Year
This Year
20
square
meters

Answer 1

Last year: length of 4 meters

This year: width of 10 meters and a length of 12 meters

Explanation: