Question

Raj has a small patch of land that he wants to turn into a vegetablegarden. However, he wants to build a small fence around it before he plants anything. He knows that the area of the land is 240 square feet andthat the length of one side is 15 feet. In order to build a fence, he needs to know the width of the land too. Write and solve an equation to determinethe width of his future garden

Answer 1

We know that

• The area of the land is 240 square feet.

,

• The length of one side is 15 feet.

To find the width, we have to use the area formula for rectangles.

$A=wl$

Replacing the given information, we have

$\begin{gathered} 240=w(15) \\ w=\frac{240}{15}=16 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the width of his future garden will be 16 feet long.