Question

A park planner is designing a rectangular butterfly garden. The plan is for the garden to have an area of 1,917 square feet wide, how long is it?

Answer 1

Area equals width multiplied by length. Set up the equation as 9x=1917. The x represents the unknown length. The 9 represents the given width. Divide 1917 by 9 resulting in x=213. The length of the garden is 213 feet.

Answer 2

Area is length times width.
So, we have the value for area (1917) and width (9).
Let's plug that into the equation (A=LW)
1917=9L
divide by 9 to find L
1917/9=213
So, if the width is 9 feet and the area needs to be 1917 square feet, then the length is 213 feet.