Question

The perimeter of a rectangular chicken coop is 44 feet. The width is w feet and the length is w + 4 feet. What are the length and width of the coop?

Answer 1

w = 9 ft

l = 13 ft

Explanation:

2w + 2(w+4) = 44

simplify:

4w + 8 = 44

4w = 36

w = 9 ft

l = 13 ft