Question

A rectangular lot is 80 yards wide and 115 yards long.
Give the length and width of another rectangular lot that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.

Answer 1

p=195 i think

Answer 2

so
perimeter for a rectangle = width + width + length + length

Answer 3

oh so 390

Answer 4

There you go!

Now you need to come up with a width and a length that will give you a perimeter of 390

Answer 5

and note that the larger the difference between the width and length, the smaller the area

Answer 6

65 and 6?

Answer 7

doesn't add up to 390-

Answer 8

65 and 6 doesn't work out

65 + 65 + 6 + 6 = 142 not 390

Answer 9

oh

Answer 10

also remember what @snowflake0531 said

we want it to also have a smaller area

so first choose one side of your rectangle

like if we make one side as 5, what would the other side be?

Answer 11

the oppisite side would be 5

Answer 12

the other length...
(390 - 2(5))/2

Answer 13

190

Answer 14

and if your triangle has sides 190 and 5

what is the area?
just multiply because area = length times width

Answer 15

we just have to make sure the area of this new rectangle is smaller than the area of the first rectangle that was 80 yards wide and 115 yards long

Answer 16

950

Answer 17

and what is the area of the original rectangle

80 * 115 =

Answer 18

9200 is 80 times 115

Answer 19

and so the area is smaller!

Answer 20

so that means you can have 190 and 5 as your answer

Answer 21

ok
thx

Answer 22

yw