Richard wants to make a garden with a perimeter of 16 feet, and length of 4 feet. He solves for the width by subtracting 8 from 16 and then dividing by 2. Create an equation that can be solved using these steps.

The equation that can be used to solve this is:[tex]P =2W+2L\\OR\\P-2L = 2W\\\frac{P-2L}{2} = W[/tex]Further explanation:Let[tex]P\ be\ the\ perimeter\\L\ be\ the\ width\\W\ be\ the\ width[/tex]The equation for the perimeter will be:[tex]P =2W+2L[/tex]GivenP = 16 feetL = 4 feetW = ?Putting the values in the perimeter formula[tex]16=2(4)+2W\\16=8+2W\\16-8= 2L\\8=2L\\L=\frac{8}{2}\\L=4\ feet[/tex]The equation that can be used to solve this is:[tex]P =2W+2L\\OR\\P-2L = 2W\\\frac{P-2L}{2} = W[/tex]Keywords: Periemter of rectangle, linear equationLearn more about perimeter of rectangle at:brainly.com/question/10879401brainly.com/question/11207748#LearnwithBrainly