Question

Ms. Reynolds is putting an 18-meter fence around her garden.
If the length of the garden is 6 meters, write an equation you can use to find the width, w. Solve your equation for w. Describe the steps you followed to find the solution.

Answer 1

$2(6+w)$= 18       and  w = 3 meter

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Ms. Reynolds is putting an 18 meter fence around her garden and length of garden is 6 meter and width is w.

The perimeter of a garden =$2( length + width)$

                                            =  $2(6+w)$ meter

According to problem

$2(6+w)$ = 18

⇔6 +w = $\frac{18}{2}$

⇔6+w = 9

⇔ w = 9-6

⇔w = 3 meter

Therefore the width of the garden = 3 meter.