Farmer Brown is making a garden 14.5 feet long and 8.75 feet wide. He puts up a fence 23.5 feet long and 17.75 feet wide. What is the distance from the fence to the edge of the garden? (The fence is the same distance from all sides of the garden)
(23.5 - 14.5) / 2 = ______ feet
(17.5 - 8.75) / 2 = _______ feet
To find the distance from the edge of the garden to the fence, you can subtract the length of the garden from the length of the fence and divide it by 2.
Step 1: Calculate the length difference.
Subtract the length of the garden from the length of the fence:
Length difference = Length of the fence - Length of the garden
Length difference = 23.5 feet - 14.5 feet
Step 2: Calculate the width difference.
Subtract the width of the garden from the width of the fence:
Width difference = Width of the fence - Width of the garden
Width difference = 17.75 feet - 8.75 feet
Step 3: Calculate the distance from the edge of the garden to the fence.
Take the average of the length difference and width difference:
Distance = (Length difference + Width difference) / 2
Now, let's calculate the values:
Length difference = 23.5 feet - 14.5 feet = 9 feet
Width difference = 17.75 feet - 8.75 feet = 9 feet
Distance = (9 feet + 9 feet) / 2 = 18 feet
So, the distance from the edge of the garden to the fence is 18 feet.