SOLUTION: Doris has a fish pond 15 ft by 18 ft. She wants to put grass in a uniform width around the pond. She has enough grass seed for234ft^2. How wide will the strip be?

Algebra ->  Rate-of-work-word-problems -> SOLUTION: Doris has a fish pond 15 ft by 18 ft. She wants to put grass in a uniform width around the pond. She has enough grass seed for234ft^2. How wide will the strip be?      Log On


   



Question 743785: Doris has a fish pond 15 ft by 18 ft. She wants to put grass in a uniform width around the pond. She has enough grass seed for234ft^2. How wide will the strip be?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P=2L+2W
P=2*15+2*18
P=30+36
P=66 FT.
234/66=3.54 FT. IS THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP.