A rectangular garden has a length of 5 units and a perimeter of 16 units . A. Draw a diagram of the garden . B. Find the width of the garden . C. Find the area of the garden .
What is it about this you do not understand.
Permiter= 2W + 2L
you are given Perimeter, and lenght. Solve for Width. Find area.
A. To draw a diagram of the garden, you can simply draw a rectangle with one side measuring 5 units. The other side of the rectangle, which represents the width of the garden, is what we need to find.
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B. To find the width of the garden, we can use the information given about its perimeter. The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2(L + W), where P is the perimeter, L is the length, and W is the width.
In this case, we are given that the perimeter is 16 units and the length is 5 units. Plugging these values into the formula, we can solve for the width:
16 = 2(5 + W)
16 = 10 + 2W
2W = 16 - 10
2W = 6
W = 6/2
W = 3
Therefore, the width of the garden is 3 units.
C. To find the area of the garden, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is A = L * W.
Plugging in the values we know, the length is 5 units and the width is 3 units:
A = 5 * 3
A = 15
Therefore, the area of the garden is 15 square units.