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8 August, 10:31

A man wishes to construct a pultry house 12 feet long, in which to keep 20 hens. if each hen requires 4 square feet of floor space, how wide should he contruct the poultry house

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  1. 8 August, 14:12
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    The fact that the problem didn't mention any restriction about the shape of the poultry farm, it is safe to assume that its shape is rectangle. To determine the width, we have to calculate the total area first. If each hen has to occupy 4 square feet of flooring, then the minimum area for all of the 20 hens is: 4 * 20 = 80 square feet.

    Next, we use the formula for the area of a rectangle: A = LW, where L is length and W is width. Substituting all known values,

    80 = 12W

    W = 80/12

    W = 6.67 feet

    Thus, the man should construct a farm that is 6.67 feet wide.
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