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)

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