SOLUTION: Frank buys fencing for a rectangular garden he has in his backyard. The length of the garden is two feet less than three times the width of the garden. How much fencing will Frank

Question 1112399: Frank buys fencing for a rectangular garden he has in his backyard. The length of the garden is two feet less
than three times the width of the garden. How much fencing will Frank need to buy? HINT: What is the perimeter
of his garden?
Frank�s prized tomato patch is in the middle of garden. The rest of his garden serves as a border, or frame, for
his tomato patch. The tomato patch is 2 feet inside the border of his garden on all sides. If Frank wants
additional fencing around his tomato patch, how much will he need to surround that area?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width=x
length=3x-2
half perimeter is their sum, or 4x-2
perimeter is 8x-4
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The center rectangle loses 4 feet (2 on each side) for the length and width.
the width of that is x-4
the length is 3x-6, subtracting feet only not 3x-2, since that only defines the ratio of the outer part.
half perimeter is the sum of 4x-10
perimeter is 8x-20
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