Section: Math

14) Karen is building a garden. She started the year cultivating a plot of land with an area of 48 feet. Next year she wants to bump it to an area of 120 feet. This year l and w are 6 and 8 feet, respectively. Next year she will have to increase each side by x feet. 

1. 4 feet
2. 5 feet
3. 6 feet 
4. 7 feet

A=lw
A=6*8=48 feet
A=10*12=120 feet
10-6=4
12-8=4

She will have to increase each side by four feet, answer 1.