Question

Tyler has a rectangular garden that measures 10 m wide by 13 m long. He wants to increase the area to 208 m² by increasing the width and length by the same amount. What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Rectangular garden:
length: 13 meters ; width: 10 meters

Area = 13 m x 10 m = 130 m²

Increase area to 208 m²

Find factors of 208 that is greater than 13.
208 / 13 = 16

Length: 13 + 3 = 16
Width: 10 + 3 = 13

The new rectangular garden will have a length of 16 meters and a width of 13 meters.