Lulu has exactly enough fencing to go around her rectangular garden. She has 40 m of fencing and the garden is 8 m wide. What is the length of her garden?

Respuesta :

Answer:12 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Width of garden [tex]W=8\ m[/tex]

Total fencing [tex]T=40\ m[/tex]

If Lulu has enough fencing to go around her rectangular garden then , it should be equal to perimeter of garden

Suppose L is the length of garden

Therefore perimeter is [tex]P=2(L+W)[/tex]

[tex]2(L+W)=40[/tex]

[tex]L+W=20[/tex]

[tex]L=20-8=12\ m[/tex]

thus length of fencing is [tex]12\ m[/tex]