The cheerleaders are making a rectangular banner for a football game. The length of the banner is 30ft. The cheerleaders can use no more than 96 ft of trim arou

Question

The cheerleaders are making a rectangular banner for a football game. The length of the banner is 30ft. The cheerleaders can use no more than 96 ft of trim around the outside of the banner. Whst are the possible widths of the banner?

Answer 1

Let W = width, L = length = 30 ft

2(W+30) < or = 96

Solve for W,

W < or = 18