Question

Susie is an organic vegetable grower. The perimeter of her rectangular vegetable garden is 72 yards. The width of the vegetable garden is 9yards. How long is the vegetable garden?

Answer 1

The answer is 27 yards.

Explanation:

Answer 2

L= length
W= width= 9 yards
Perimeter= 72 yards

Plug in the numbers you know and solve for L.

Perimeter= 2L + 2W
72= 2L + 2(9)
72= 2L + 18
subtract 18 from both sides
54= 2L
divide both sides by 2
27= L


CHECK:
72= 2(27) + 2(9)
72= 54 + 18
72= 72

ANSWER: The length is 27 yards

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