Question

A farmer is creating a rectangular garden such that the length is four times the width. The

area of the garden is 2077 square feet. Write and solve an equation to determine the width
of the garden, to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

Width of the garden = 22.8 foot

Explanation:

Area of the rectangular garden = 2077 square feet.

Let

Width of the garden = x

Length of the garden = 4x

Area of a rectangular garden = length × width

2077 = 4x * x

2077 = 4x²

x² = 2077/4

x² = 519.25

find the square root of both sides

x = √519.25

x = 22.787057730211

To the nearest tenth of a foot.

x = 22.8 foot

Width of the garden = 22.8 foot