Question
Krista is building a pen for her bunny.
She’s planning to make it 5 feet long and 4 1
2
feet wide. She would like to build one with an
area 3 times as big as this, but she doesn’t have
the room. How long would the pen be if she could
make one that size? What would the area be?
She’s planning to make it 5 feet long and 4 1
2
feet wide. She would like to build one with an
area 3 times as big as this, but she doesn’t have
the room. How long would the pen be if she could
make one that size? What would the area be?
Answers
GPT 3.5
If Krista's original pen is 5 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide, the area of the pen would be:
5 ft x 4 1/2 ft = 22.5 square feet
To make a pen with an area 3 times as big as this, the new pen would have to have an area of 22.5 x 3 = 67.5 square feet.
To find the dimensions of the new pen, we can set up an equation to solve for the length:
length x width = 67.5
If the width remains 4 1/2 feet, then the length would have to be:
67.5 / 4 1/2 = 15 feet
Therefore, if Krista were to make a pen 3 times as big as her original one, it would be 15 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide, with an area of 67.5 square feet.
5 ft x 4 1/2 ft = 22.5 square feet
To make a pen with an area 3 times as big as this, the new pen would have to have an area of 22.5 x 3 = 67.5 square feet.
To find the dimensions of the new pen, we can set up an equation to solve for the length:
length x width = 67.5
If the width remains 4 1/2 feet, then the length would have to be:
67.5 / 4 1/2 = 15 feet
Therefore, if Krista were to make a pen 3 times as big as her original one, it would be 15 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide, with an area of 67.5 square feet.