Question

George is putting trim around his rectangular deck, including the gate. He will need 46 feet of trim to do the entire deck. If the deck is 15 feet long, how wide is the deck?

A.
6 feet
B.
16 feet
C.
8 feet
D.
23 feet

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Answer 2

C: 8 feet

Explanation:

You have to find the parameter.

To do that you add all the side lengths together.

15+15=30 now you have to subtract 30 from 46 to find how much room is left.

46-30=16 now divide your answer by 2 to get the 2 remaining sides of the deck.

16/2=8 so the answer is 8!