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

$63
$63

$39
$39

$98
$98

$16

Answer 1

To evaluate the expression \( 7(l + 2w) \) for Mr. Rodriguez's garden, we need to substitute the values of length \( l \) and width \( w \).

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

Now, substitute these values into the expression:

\[
7(l + 2w) = 7(5 + 2 \times 2)
\]

First, calculate \( 2w \):

\[
2w = 2 \times 2 = 4
\]

Now, substitute this back into the expression:

\[
7(5 + 4) = 7(9)
\]

Now multiply:

\[
7 \times 9 = 63
\]

Therefore, the cost to put a fence around the garden is \(\$63\).

The correct response is:

**$63**