Question

Manny has 48 feet of wood. He wants to use all of it to create a border around a garden. The equation 2 l plus 2 w equals 48 can be used to find the length and width of the garden, where l is the length and w is the width of the garden. If Manny makes the garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?

Answer 1

Answer is A: 9 feet

Answer 2

9 feet

Explanation:

Answer:

The Width of the garden will be 9 feet.

Explanation:

Given:

Manny has wood =48 feet

Length of the garden = 15 feet

The equation which can be used. (2l + 2w) = 48

We need to find the width of the garden.

Solution :

Now Length of the garden is given we will substitute in the given equation to find the width.

(2l + 2w) = 48

2 x 15 + 2w = 48

30 + 2w = 48

Now Using Subtraction property we will subtract both side by 30 we get;

30 + 2w -30 = 48 -30

2w = 18

Now Using Division Property we will divide both side by 2 we get;

2w = 18

/2

w = 9