SOLUTION: A brick patio is twice as long as it is wide. It is bordered on all sides by a garden 1.5m wide. Find the dimensions of the patio if the area of the garden is 54m2.

Question 64910This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method
: A brick patio is twice as long as it is wide. It is bordered on all sides by a garden 1.5m wide. Find the dimensions of the patio if the area of the garden is 54m2. This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method

Found 2 solutions by checkley71, josmiceli:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE BORDER OF THE PATIO IS
(X+3)3+2X*3=54
3X+9+6X-54
9X=54-9
9X=45
X=45/9
X=5 IS THE WIDTH OF THE PATIO
2*5=10 THE LENGTH OF THE PATIO
THUS THE PATIO IS
10*5=50M^2
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The dimensions are 5 x 10
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