You have 96 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular exercise area for your pet dog. The area is to be three times as long as it is wide. Find the dimensions of the area. Suggestion: draw the area and label it.
Perimeter = 2 times length + 2 times width or P = 2l + 2w

Write the equation of the word problem. Find the value for x and then tell what the width and length is.:

Choosing a booth location: your manager is sending two people to work at the conference. she wants a booth that will give your company good visibility for no more than 35% of the total budget ($3000). the conference coordinator just told you there are only five booths left. which booth will you choose? write the inequality that shows how much money you can spend on the booth simplify the inequality that shows how much money you can spend on the booth.

How do you solve a question like this?

Look at arnold's attempt to solve the equation for b: 3b = 12 b = 3 · 12 b = 36 describe the mistake that arnold made.