Question

John made a rectangle pen for his dog using 28 feet of fencing. If the width of the pen is 2 feet more than one-half the length, what is the length and width of the pen?
The length of the pen is

Answer 1

let L = length and W = width.

Perimeter = 28 = 2L + 2W

and W = L + 2

plug that into the first equation:

2L + 2(L + 2) = 28

solve for L

Answer 2

is it 24

Answer 3

4L = 24

divide both by 4

Answer 4

i ya thats what i forgot lol

Answer 5

6