SOLUTION: Mr. Calvillo wants to enclose a rectangular area for a garden space of a given square footage. The length of the plot will vary inversely as the width. If her decides on a width

Question 102115: Mr. Calvillo wants to enclose a rectangular area for a garden space of a given square footage. The length of the plot will vary inversely as the width. If her decides on a width of 18 feet, the garden will be 30 feet long. How long will a 45-foot wide garden be?
Answer by elima(1433) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set this up as a proportion;

cross multiply;
18x=1350
x=75
So the length of the garden will be 75 feet
:)
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