Question

A farmer builds a fence to enclose a rectangular pasture. He uses 160 feet of fence. Find the total area of the pasture if it is 50 feet long.

Answer 1

the area is 1500

if the parimiter is 150 and one side is 50 the oposing side to it will aslo be 50 meaning the other 2 sides are each 30

50x2 + 30x2 = 160

A=LxW

area = 50x30

therefore the area is 1500

Answer 2

Answer: 1500 square feet.

Explanation:

160 feet- 50(x2)=60, divided by 2, equals 30, so 30x50 is 1500 feet squared. Your fence would be 50,30,50,30, and take 2 sides and multiply to find the area. 50x30 is 1500 sq feet