3) You are fencing a rectangular puppy kennel with 25 ft of fence. The side of the kennel against your

Question

house does not need a fence. This side is 9 ft long. Find the dimensions of the kennel.

4) A gardener is planning a rectangular garden area in a community garden. His garden will be next to an
existing 12 ft fence. The gardener has a total of 44 ft of fencing to build the other three sides of his garden.
How long will the garden be if the width is 12 ft.

How do you set these 2 problems up?

Answer 1

1. So, don't you just need two equal widths for your rectangle ???
x + x + 9 = 25

Can't get any easier.

4. I can't follow your description. My rectangle has two width of 12 ft, and some length x
x + 12 + 12 = 44
x = 20 , so it overlaps the existing 12 ft fence.

Answer 2

x + x + 9 = 25. The dimensions of the garden are 8 by 9.