SOLUTION: A garden has an area of 96 yd. Its width is 6 yd. Find its perimeter. How do I do that?

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Question 443876: A garden has an area of 96 yd. Its width is 6 yd. Find its perimeter. How do I do that?
Found 3 solutions by chriswen, ewatrrr, unlockmath:
Answer by chriswen(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=l*w
The area is 96yd and the width is 6yd.
96=l*6
96/6=l
l=16
The length of the garden is 16yd.
P=2(l+w)
P=2(16+6)
P=2(22)
P=44
The perimeter of the garden is 44yd.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi



Let x and y represent the width and length respectively

 P = 2*y + 28x

AND  x*y = 96yd^2

    6yd = 96yd^2/y   |Its width is 6 yd.

   y = 96yd^2/6yd = 16yd

 2*y + 2*x = P

  2*16yd + 2*6yd = 44 yd

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We know the area of a shape is width times height, right?
We can use that to form this equation (Let x be the height):
6x=96
Divide both sides by 6 to get:
x=16 yds is the height
I'll see if you can figure out the perimeter.
Make sense?
RJ
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