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)
Responses
9
9
3
3
6
6
4
4
To find the width of the garden, we can use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:
Perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
Given that the length is 3 feet and the total amount of fencing is 24 feet, we can substitute these values into the formula:
24 = 2 * (3 + width)
Simplifying the equation, we have:
24 = 6 + 2width
Subtracting 6 from both sides, we get:
18 = 2width
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
width = 9
So, the width of the garden needs to be 9 feet. The correct answer is:
9