Question

Mr. Rodriguez has a vegetable garden that borders his house. He wants to put a fence around it. It costs $7 per yard for the materials. Evaluate 7(l + 2w) , where l is the length and w is the width of his garden, to find the cost for a garden that has a length of 5 yards and a width of 2 yards.(1 point)
Responses

$16
$16

$63
$63

$98
$98

$39

Answer 1

To find the cost for a garden with a length of 5 yards and a width of 2 yards, we substitute the values into the expression 7(l + 2w):

7(5 + 2(2)) = 7(5 + 4) = 7(9) = 63

Therefore, the cost for the garden is $63.