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?(1 point)
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To find the width of the garden, we need to divide the total fencing by the perimeter of the rectangle.
The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula P = 2l + 2w, where P is the perimeter, l is the length, and w is the width.
In this case, we have a length of 3 feet and a total fencing of 24 feet. We need to find the width, so we can rewrite the formula as:
24 = 2(3) + 2w
Simplifying the equation gives:
24 = 6 + 2w
Subtracting 6 from both sides gives:
18 = 2w
Dividing both sides by 2 gives:
9 = w
Therefore, the width needed for the garden to work is 9 feet.