Acommunity is planning to build a rectangular garden. the width of the garden is 27/4 feet and the perimeter of the garden is 37.5 ft. the community planners want to spread mulch on the entire garden. how many square feet of mulch will be needed.

We know that the width of the garden is = feet = 6.75 feet

and Perimeter of the garden is = 37.5 feet

Also, we know that for a rectangular space perimeter = 2 * (l + w)

⇒ 37.5 = 2 * (l + 6.75)

⇒ 37.5 = 13.5 + 2*l

⇒ 24 = 2*l

⇒ l = 12 feet

Now, we need to determine how much square feet of mulch is required, hence we need to calculate the area of the garden

Area = l * w

⇒ Area = 12 * 6.75

⇒ Area = 81 square feet

Hence, they require 81 square feet of mulch

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