Question

You know the length of the garden is 12 feet. You also know that the area of the garden is 60 ft2. Write and solve an equation to determine what is the width of the garden?

Answer 1

60÷12=5 so the width is 5 if the length is 12.

Answer 2

Width is 5

Explanation:

Set up an equation

12x=60

divided both sides by 12

answer is 5

The width is 5

to check your answer multiply it by the length

12*5=60

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