Question

the length of your vegetable garden is 15 times its width.you used 160 ft of fencing to surround the garden. How much area do you have for planting
a) 150ftsquarde b)375ftsquared c)800ftsquared or d)1600ft squared

Answer 1

Find length in terms of width.

Answer 2

If you need further help, just ask me :)

Answer 3

i kind of do

Answer 4

Okie dokie, want me to go through it or you try and I help you along?

Answer 5

can you go through it

Answer 6

Sure.

Answer 7

thanx

Answer 8

Ok, so the problem says "the length (l) of the vegetable garden is 15 times its width (w) and 160ft of fence was used to surround the fence"..so this is saying l = 15w..following me?

Answer 9

yea

Answer 10

You used 160ft of fence to surround the garden. This represents perimeter. Understand?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

so basically would it be l=15(160)

Answer 13

No. l = 15w
w is your width

Answer 14

oh

Answer 15

the problem says length is 15 times width, correct?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

so that means l=15w

Answer 18

oh

Answer 19

understand?

Answer 20

yes

Answer 21

so whats 160?

Answer 22

160 is the perimeter. SO whats the formula for perimeter of a rectangle?

Answer 23

the formula for the perimiter of a rectangle is im not sure