nya is building a garden in her yard. She has 24 feet of fencing for her garden and whats it to be in the shape of a ractangal with alength of 3 feet. What does the width have to be for this to work.

Answer 1

To find the width of the garden, let's consider the perimeter equation for a rectangle:

Perimeter = 2(length + width)

Given:
Length = 3 feet
Perimeter = 24 feet

Now, we can substitute these values into the equation and solve for the width:

24 = 2(3 + width)

First, let's simplify the equation within the parentheses:
24 = 6 + 2width

Next, let's isolate the term with "width" on one side of the equation:
24 - 6 = 2width
18 = 2width

Finally, let's solve for the width by dividing both sides of the equation by 2:
18/2 = width
9 = width

Therefore, the width of the garden should be 9 feet.