Question

The length of a flower garden is 9 m. The width of the garden (W) is unknown. If the area of the garden is greater than 45 m², what are the possible values of (W) (width in meters)?

a) (W > 5)
b) (W < 5)
c) (W ≥ 5)
d) (W ≤ 5)

Answer 1

The possible values of the width (W) of the garden are greater than 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the possible values of the width (W) of the garden, we need to consider that the area of the garden is greater than 45 m². We know that the length of the garden is 9 m.

To find the area, we multiply the length by the width: Area = Length × Width. Since the area is greater than 45 m², we can set up the inequality: Length × Width > 45.

Substituting the known values, we get 9 × Width > 45.

Dividing both sides by 9, we find that Width > 5.

Therefore, the possible values of the width (W) are greater than 5, so the answer is (W > 5).