Question

A rectangular garden has a length 35 feet and surrounded by 88 feet of fencing. What is the area of the garden?

Answer 1

315 feet²

Explanation:

As the garden is rectangular and to find the area of rectangle:

• Length × Width

Here given:

• Length = 35 feet
• Fencing (perimeter) = 88 feet

and we know rectangle perimeter = 2(Length + Width)

So now find the width of the perimeter:

2(35 + width) = 88

35 + width = 44 (found by dividing both sides by 2)

width = 44 - 35 = 9 feet

Now for Area = Length × Width = 35 × 9 = 315 feet²