Manny has 48 feet of wood. He wants to use all of it to create a border around a garden. The equation 2l + 2w = 48 can be used to find the length and width of the garden, where l is the length and w is the width of the garden. If Manny makes the garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?

garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?

A. 9 feet
B. 18 feet
C. 30 feet
D. 33 feet

Question

Manny has 48 feet of wood. He wants to use all of it to create a border around a  garden. The equation 2l + 2w = 48 can be used to find the length and width of the garden, where l is the length and w is the width of the garden. If Manny makes the garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?


garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?


A. 9 feet
B. 18 feet
C. 30 feet
D. 33 feet

campbell_st · Answer

well if 

48 = 2l + 2w

then halving each term gives

48 = l + w

now what do you add to 15 to get 24..?

the answer will be the width

anonymous · Answer

9 :) thanks that question had me stuck idk why