Answer:
Perimeter = 588ft (given), Width of yard = 73ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The distance around a yard is the perimeter of the yard, so we know that the perimeter of the yard is 588ft. In order to find the length and width, we need to make an equation so we can solve for one of them. Since the length is 2 more than 3 times the width, we can represent it as 3w+2, where w is the width. This ensures we only have one unknown to solve for as we only have one equation. Since perimeter is the distance around the yard, it is calculated by adding the length of the 2 widths to the length of the 2 lengths, hence 588ft = 2w + 2l, the l we replace though as we can only solve for one unknown, so now we have:
2w + 2(3w+2) = 588
Now we can start solving for the width!
Firstly we need to expand the bracket which we do by multiplying the 2 by all the contents inside the bracket, so:
2w + 2*3w + 2*2 = 588
which equals:
2w +6w +4 = 588
Now we combine terms and move the 4 to the other side so we can solve for w:
8w + 4 -4 = 588 - 4
8w = 584
Now we just divide both sides by 8 to get:
w=73
The width of the yard is 73ft.
Hope this helped!
