the length of a rectangular yard is 8 meters if 18 meters of fencing are required to fence the yard find its width

Question

the length of a rectangular yard is 8 meters if 18 meters of fencing are required to fence the yard find its width

Answer 1

The perimeter of a rectangle is 2L+2w
Just plug in your 2 known values and use Algebra to solve for the unknown
2(8)+2x=18
2x=2
x=1
The width of the yard is 1 meter