Nya is building a garden in her yard. She has 24 feet of fencing for her garden and wants it to be in the shape of a rectangle with a length of 3 feet. What does the width need to be for this to work? (1 point)

Answer 1

Let's assume the width of the garden is w feet.
Since the length of the garden is 3 feet, and there are two lengths and two widths, the total length of the fence used for the lengths is 2*3 = <<2*3=6>>6 feet.
The total length of the fence used for the widths is 2*w = 2w feet.
The total length of the fence used for the lengths and widths is 6 + 2w = 2w + 6 feet.
Since Nya has 24 feet of fencing, the equation representing the total length of the fence is 2w + 6 = 24.
Subtracting 6 from both sides of this equation, we get 2w = 24 - 6 = 18.
Dividing both sides of this equation by 2, we get w = 18 / 2 = <<18/2=9>>9.
This means that the width of the garden needs to be 9 feet for this to work. Answer: \boxed{9}.