Answer:
The width must be greater than 3 meters.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let w represent the width. Then 5w will represent the length, which is 5 times the width. The perimeter is the total of the side lengths of the rectangle, so is ...
P = 2w + 2(5w) = 12w
We want this to be greater than 36 m, so ...
P > 36 m
12w > 36 m . . . . . . . substitute our expression for P
w > 3 m . . . . . . . . . . divide by 12
The possible values for width are those values that are more than 3 meters.
