Question

Farmer Fran would like to build a chicken coop in order to raise chickens and sell their eggs. She determines that the area of the length of the coop must be a minimum of 300 ft. If the length of the coop is 12 feet, then how wide does the chicken coop need to be?

Answer 1

The chicken coops needs to be atleast 25 feet in width.

Explanation:

The chicken coop is in a shape of a rectangle.

Area of rectangle is given by length * width

Since, length is given as 12 ft and area is given as minimum 300 ft, the width can be found by substituting these values into the area formula:

`Area=Length*Width\\300=12*Width\\Width=(300)/(12)=25`

The chicken coops needs to be atleast 25 feet in width.