Manny has 48 feet of wood. He wants to use all of it to create a border around a garden. The equation 2l+2w=48 can be used to find the length and width of the garden, where l is the length and w is the width of the garden. If Manny makes the garden 15 feet long, how wide should the garden be?

If Manny makes the garden 15 feet long, then the width of the garden would be 9 feet wide.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given an equation: 2l + 2w = 48. We can use this equation and the information given to us to find how wide Manny's garden should be if he makes the garden 15 feet long. We can plug in 15 for l.

2(15) + 2w = 48

Multiply 15 by 2.

30 + 2w = 48

Subtract 30 from 48.

2w = 18

Now, divide 2 from 18.

w = 9

So, the width of Manny's garden should be 9 feet wide.