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7-56.

Mr. Nowlin has a rectangular garden with an area of square feet and a length of feet.

  1. What is the width of the garden?

    If the area of something is equal to its length times its width (area (length) (width)), then what times will equal ?
    Try using division to find the solution to this problem.

    The width of the garden is feet.

  2. What is the garden's perimeter?

    Remember, the perimeter of a shape is the distance around it. Try adding the lengths of the garden's sides together!