Steve has a fenced garden in the shape of a rectangle. Its area is 317.8 square feet. The width of the yard is 14 feet. What is the length of the fence?

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Yngve Sneen Lindal · Answer 1 · 2021-03-31T07:07:08+0000

Answer:

22.7 feet

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle=Length X Width

If:

Substituting into the formula for area

317.8 = Length X 14

Divide both sides of the equation by 14

(Length X 14)/(14)= (317.8)/(14)

Length =22.7 feet

The length of the fence is 22.7 feet.