Question

A rectangular flower garden in Samantha's backyard has 260 feet around its edge. The width of the garden is 60 feet. What is the length of the garden? The length of the garden is feet.

Answer 1

Answer:

length of the garden = 65 ft

Explanation:

The rectangular flower garden has 260 ft around it edges . The width of this rectangular garden is 60 ft . The length of the garden in ft is unknown.

The 260 ft around the edges of the garden is the perimeter of the garden. The perimeter of a rectangular shape is expressed as follows.

perimeter = 2L + 2W

perimeter = 2(L + W)

where

L = length

W = width

perimeter = 2(L + W)

perimeter = 260 ft

length = ?

width = 60 ft

260 = 2(L + 60)

260 = 2L + 130

260 - 130 = 2L

2L = 130

divide both sides by 2

L = 130/2

L = 65 ft

length of the garden  = 65 ft