Question

Elijah wants to fence in a rectangular play area in his backyard for his new puppies. He wants the length of

the play area to be 4 feet longer than its width. He also intends for the total perimeter to be 48 feet. Write
and solve an equation to find the dimensions of the play area.

Answer 1

`48 / 4 = 12`

`12 - 4 = 8`

`12 * 2 = 24`

`8 * 2 = 16`

`24 + 16 = 40`