Chapter 11, Problem 5GRFC

To determine

To find: The width of the garden that has to be made.

Answer to Problem 5GRFC

The width of the garden that has to be made is 11 feet.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $\text{The length of the garden made = 72 feet}$.

  ${\text{The area of the garden that is covered by the fertilizer = 792 feet}}^2$.

Formula used:

Area of the rectangle, $A=lw$ ; where w is the width and l is the length.

Calculation:

Calculate the width of the rectangular garden by substituting the given values in the area formula.

  $\begin{array}{c}792=72\cdot w\\ w=\frac{792}{72}\\ =11\end{array}$

Therefore, the width of the garden that has to be made is 11 feet.