Question: 1. Enclosinga Garden A gardener has 46 feet of fencing to be used to enclose a rectangular garden that has a border 2 feet wide surrounding it. See the figure.
(a) If the length of the garden is to be twice its width, what will be the dimensions of the garden?
(b) What is the area of the garden?
(c) If the length and width of the garden are to be the same, what would be the dimensions of the garden?
(d) What would be the area of the square garden?
2. Computing Business Expense Therese,an outside sales person, uses her car for both business and pleasure. Last year, she traveled 30,000 miles, using 900 gallons of gasoline. Her car gets 40 miles per gallon on the highway and 25 in the city. She can deduct all highway travel, but no city travel, on her taxes. How many miles should Therese be allowed as a busi ness expense?