Manny has 48 feet of wood. He wants to use all of it to create a border around a garden. The equation 2 l plus 2 w equals 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?

9 feet
18 feet
30 feet
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 2 l plus 2 w equals 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?

9 feet
18 feet
30 feet
33 feet

TheSmartOne · Answer

2l + 2w = 48

If l = 15 ft what does w = ??

Simply plug and chug

(2*15) + 2w = 48

Solve for width (w)