Question

Mr. Fitch hires a landscape architect to renovate his front yard. The rectangular yard is 30 feet long. If the area of the front yard is 720 square feet, determine the width of the yard. A. 20 feet B. 15 feet C. 24 feet D. 12 feet

Answer 1

Using the formula for the area of a rectangle (Length x Width = Area), we can determine the width of the yard by dividing the given area (720 sq ft) by the given length (30 ft). This results in a width of 24 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the width of the front yard, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle which is length multiplied by width (L x W = Area). Given that the length is 30 feet and the area is 720 square feet, we can set up the equation 30 x W = 720 and solve for W (width).

Dividing both sides of the equation by 30, we find that W = 720 / 30 which equals 24 feet. Therefore, the width of Mr. Fitch's front yard is 24 feet.

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