Respuesta :

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  33 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter formula for a rectangle is ...

  P = 2(L +W)

Filling in the given numbers, we have ...

  146 = 2(40 +W)

  73 = 40 +W . . . . . . . divide by 2

  33 = W . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 40

The backyard is 33 feet wide.