Question

Camilias as backyard is in the shape of a rectangle and has a length of 16.5 feet. It costs her $976 to fence in the yard. If fencing costs $16 per foot, what is the width of camilias backyard

Answer 1

14 feet

Explanation:

To calculate the width of the patio, we will use the formula of the perimeter, in the case of the rectangle it has the formula of:

p = 2 * l + 2 * w

Now we know that the total fencing value is $ 976 and that per foot is $ 16

that is, we can calculate the value of the perimeter, like this:

976/16 = 61

We know that the perimeter is 61 feet and that the length is 16.5, therefore it only remains to replace:

61 = 16.5 * 2 + 2 * w

solving for w:

w = (61 - 33) / 2

w = 14

which means that the width of the patio is 14 feet.