SOLUTION: Each side of a square garden is increased by three meters. The perimeter of the new garden is 50 meters. What was the length of the original square garden?Draw a diagram and label

Question 813138: Each side of a square garden is increased by three meters.
The perimeter of the new garden is 50 meters. What was the length of the original square garden?Draw a diagram and label the sides.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each side of a square garden is increased by three meters.
The perimeter of the new garden is 50 meters.
What was the length of the original square garden?
:
Let x = the side of the original garden
4(x+3) = 50
4x + 12 = 50
4x = 50 - 12
4x = 38
x = 38/4
x = 9.5 meters
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