Nya is building a garden in her yard. She has 24 feet of fencing for her garden and wants it to be in the shape of a rectangle with a length of 3 feet. What does the width need to be for this to work
To find the width of the garden, we need to use the following formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width)
Given that the length is 3 feet and the total amount of fencing available is 24 feet, we can plug those values into the formula:
24 = 2 * (3 + Width)
Now, let's solve for the width:
24 = 2 * (3 + Width)
24 = 6 + 2 * Width
18 = 2 * Width
Width = 18 / 2
Width = 9 feet
Therefore, the width of Nya's garden needs to be 9 feet.