Question

Jacob has a rectangular garden with an area of 56 square feet.The length of the garden is 8 feet.What is the width if the garden?

Answer 1

The width of the garden is 7 feet.

Explanation:

If the area is 56 feet, and the length is 8 feet, we can put this into the area equation.

Area = width * length

A = wl

Substitute variables.

56 = 8w

Divide by 8.

7 = w, or w = 7.

The width of the garden is 7 feet.