Marcie wants to enclose her yard with a fence. Her yard is in the shape of a rectangle attached to a triangle. The formula for the area of the enclosed space is A = lw + 0.5bh. Solve for b.

b = A divided by the quantity l times w plus 0.5 times h
b = The quantity A minus l times w all divided by 0.5 times h
b = A – lw – 0.5h
b = A + lw + 0.5h

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Marcie wants to enclose her yard with a fence. Her yard is in the shape of a rectangle attached to a triangle. The formula for the area of the enclosed space is A = lw + 0.5bh. Solve for b.

 b =  A divided by the quantity l times w plus 0.5 times h
 b =  The quantity A minus l times w all divided by 0.5 times h
 b = A – lw – 0.5h
 b = A + lw + 0.5h

tkhunny · Answer

Please show your work.  Solve for b.

anonymous · Answer

I don't know how to solve it thats why I'm asking help

tkhunny · Answer

Not a good answer.

Can you solve this for b?  a = b-4
Can you solve this for b?  a = 4b
Can you solve this for b?  a = 4b-3

Let's see what you can do.