A park planner is designing a rectangular butterfly garden. The plan is for the garden to have an area of 1,917 square feet wide, how long is it?
Area is length times width.
So, we have the value for area (1917) and width (9).
Let's plug that into the equation (A=LW)
1917=9L
divide by 9 to find L
1917/9=213
So, if the width is 9 feet and the area needs to be 1917 square feet, then the length is 213 feet.
Area equals width multiplied by length. Set up the equation as 9x=1917. The x represents the unknown length. The 9 represents the given width. Divide 1917 by 9 resulting in x=213. The length of the garden is 213 feet.