Question

The perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet. The length of the rectangle is 6 feet. What are the possible measurements of the width? Write an inequality to represent this problem. Use w to represent the width of the parallelogram. [Hint: The formula for finding the perimeter of a parallelogram is \(P=2l+2w.\) What is the smallest possible measurement of the width? Justify your answer by showing all your work.

Answer 1

A. 2l + 2w > 40

B. 14 = w

Explanation:

B. 40 = ( 2/6) + 2w

40 = 12 +2w

subtracted by

28 = 2w

and that equals

14= w