Question

Benny wants to put a rectangular fence in his yard, and he wants the length of the fence to be 5 less feet than twice its width. He also found that every foot of fencing will cost $3.16. The total cost of the fence is C = 3.16(6w - 10), where w is the width of the fence. What does 6w - 10 represent?

Answer 1

6w-10 represents the total amount of fence will need to complete the rectangle of fence in his yard. The fence will need two lengths and 2 widths to complete the rectangle. If the width is w, and the length is 2w-5, then the total for the rectangle would be w+w+2w-5+2w-5 which simplifies to 6w-10.