Question

If your rectangular yard is 8 feet wide and requires 104 pieces of sod that are cut into 1 foot squares, how long is it?

Answer 1

Given:

Area = 104*1 sq. ft = 104 sq. ft

W = 8 ft

Asked: What is the length of the rectangular yard?

Solution:

We are given the area of the rectangular yard so we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle.

$\text{Area of a rectangle = L x W}$

Now, we will substitute the given to the formula above:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Area of a rectangle = L x W} \\ \text{104 = L x }8 \\ \frac{104}{8}=\frac{Lx8}{8} \\ L=13ft \end{gathered}$

ANSWER: 13 ft