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17 December, 11:47

Your neighbor has decided to enlarge his garden. The garden is rectangular with width 6 feet and length 15 feet. The new garden will be similar to the original one, but will have a length of 35 feet. Find the perimeter of the original garden and the enlarged garden.

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  1. 17 December, 13:23
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    Original garden: 42 feet

    Enlarged garden: 98 feet

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Perimeter = length (2) + width (2)

    Original perimeter:

    P = 15 (2) + 6 (2)

    P = 30 + 12

    P = 42 feet

    In this problem, similar is proportional, so the new garden will be proportional to the old one.

    If the original length was 15 and the new length is 35, then 15 would have had to have been multiplied by 2 1/3. That means you need to multiply 6 by 2 1/3, which is 14. That means the dimensions of the enlarged yard is 14 (width) * 35 (length).

    Enlarged perimeter

    P = 35 (2) + 14 (2)

    P = 70 + 28

    P = 98 feet
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