Question

You have taken up gardening for relaxation and have decided to fence in your new

rectangular shaped masterpiece. The length of the garden is 4 meters and 34 meters
of fencing is required to completely enclose it. What is the width of the garden?

Answer 1

13 meters

Explanation:

Adjacent sides form half the perimeter, so the sum of the unknown side and the given side is 34/2 = 17 meters.

4 meters + width = 17 meters

width = 13 meters . . . . . subtract 4 meters