Question

A woman wishes to enclose a rectangular garden with fencing, using the side of her garage as one side of the rectangle. A neighbor gave her 27 feet of fencing, and she wants the length of the garden along the garage to be 6 feet more than the width. What are the dimensions of the garden?

Answer 1

Answer:

Width = 3.75 feet

Length = 9.75 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Length of fencing = 27 feet

Find:

Dimensions of the garden

Computation:

Assume

Width = x

So,

Length = x + 6

2(L+B) = Perimeter

2(x + x + 6) = 27

2(2x + 6) = 27

4x + 12 = 27

4x = 15

x = 3.75

Width = 3.75 feet

Length = 3.75 + 6 = 9.75 feet