Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 84 feet. the length of the garden is twice the width. What is the width of the garden?

Answer 1

let : the its wide =w, so its length=2w

Answer 2

width*

Answer 3

What next

Answer 4

P=2*l + 2*w
P=perimeter

Answer 5

change l=2w to that formula and put P=84

Answer 6

Would the answer be 41?

Answer 7

show your work @makenzieprater

Answer 8

re-check again

Answer 9

I dont understand how to do it

Answer 10

go all the way around, that's the perimeter... how many w's?

Answer 11

2 w's

Answer 12

all the way around is not 2w's

Answer 13

go around and count them up.

Answer 14

I mean 4

Answer 15

keep guessing.

Answer 16

or just count them.

Answer 17

6?

Answer 18

good guess it's 6 w's

Answer 19

w+2w+2w+w= ... w?

Answer 20

6w = 84

Answer 21

@RadEn 6w

Answer 22

so w= ..?

Answer 23

6?

Answer 24

because 6 times 6 is 84 right?

Answer 25

Yes

Answer 26

yes, solve for w like @Algebraic! said

Answer 27

What od i do next

Answer 28

if you work for 6 hours and make a total of 84 dollars, how much are you getting paid per hour?

Answer 29

6w=84, just divide by 6 to both sides, what happend next ?

Answer 30

14 an hour

Answer 31

right.

Answer 32

because 6*14 = 84

Answer 33

so what is w?

Answer 34

w=14

Answer 35

yep.

Answer 36

is that the answer then?

Answer 37

you decide.

Answer 38

look at ur question, to find its width or length ?