Question

Melissa is planning a rectangular vegetable garden with a square patch for tomatoes. She wants the length of the garden to exceed three times the length of the tomato patch by 2 feet. She also wants the garden’s width to exceed the width of the tomato patch by 5 feet. Let x represent the length, in feet, of the square tomato patch. Write an expression to represent the perimeter of Melissa’s garden in terms of x. Type the correct answer in each box. Use numerals instead of words.

Answer 1

Answer: 8x + 14

Step-by-step explanation:

3x + 2 + 3x + 2 + x + 5 + x + 5 = 2(4x + 7) = 8x + 14