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

$39
$39

$98
$98

$16
$16

$63

Answer 1

To find the cost of the fence around Mr. Rodriguez's vegetable garden, we first need to evaluate the expression \( 7(l + 2w) \).

Given:
- Length \( l = 5 \) yards
- Width \( w = 2 \) yards

Now, substitute the values into the expression:

1. Calculate \( l + 2w \):
\[
l + 2w = 5 + 2(2) = 5 + 4 = 9
\]

2. Now, substitute this result into the cost expression:
\[
7(l + 2w) = 7(9) = 63
\]

Thus, the cost for the fence is **$63**.

The correct response is **$63**.