In my carpentry shop, i make three-legged stools and four-legged chairs. i look at my day's
work, and count 55 legs and 16 seats. how many stools and how many chairs did i complete
that day? type out your work, describing in words why you did each step and how you found
your answer.

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet