Abe has a bag of marbles and wants to divide them into sets. the first set will have 2 marbles; the second set, 5; the third set, 8; the fourth set, 11; and so on. how many sets will he have if he starts with 40 marbles?

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