Question

An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length, a, and a base, b. The perimeter of the triangle is 15.7 inches, so the equation to solve is 2a + b = 15.7.
Shana wants to use all 62 feet of the fencing she has to make a rectangular run for her dog. She decides to make the length of the run 20 feet. She writes and solves the equation 2 l plus 2 w equals 62 to find the width of the run.

Which statements are true of the solution? Check all that apply.

The value of w is 10 feet.
The value of w can be zero.
The value of w cannot be a negative number.
Substitution is used to replace the variable l with a value of 20.
The subtraction property of equality is used to isolate the term with the variable w.

Answer 1

Answer:

  [c] The value of w cannot be a negative number.

  [d] Substitution is used to replace the variable l with a value of 20.

  [e] The subtraction property of equality is used to isolate the term with the variable w.

Step-by-step explanation:

     To figure out which steps of the solution are true, let us solve.

2 l plus 2 w equals 62 -> 2l + 2w = 62

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2l + 2w = 62

2(20) + 2w = 62  <- Substitution is used to replace the variable l with a value of 20.

40 + 2w = 62

2w = 22 <- The subtraction property of equality is used to isolate the term with the variable w.

w = 11

     This means that the value of w is not 10 feet so the first option is incorrect. This shape is a rectangle, so the value of w cannot be 0. Since we cannot have a negative measurement, option three is incorrect. This leaves us with the last three options as our answer, shown by the work above.

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