Question

Write an equation that will solve this problem: Mr. Brinsko will need 186 feet of fence to enclose his rectangular yard. If the length of the yard is 9 feet more than the width, what are the dimensions of the yard?

Answer 1

So add 186 and 9 together to find the length. The dimensions are 186 for width and 195 for length! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Let width = x
so length = x+9

perimeter = length + length + width + width

2x + 2 (x+9) = 186
2x + 2x+18 = 186
4x+18 = 186
4x = 168
x = 42

width is 42 feet
length is 42 + 9 = 51 feet