Question

you are planting a garden with a brick border. If the length of the garden is 17 feet and you have 50 feet of brick available. what are the possible widths of the garden.

Answer 1

There are enough bricks for a width of 1 brick or 2 bricks but not enough for 3 bricks.

Explanation:

17 × 1 = 17

17 × 2 = 34

17 × 3 = 51

There are enough bricks for a width of 1 brick or 2 bricks but not enough for 3 bricks.