SOLUTION: Gordon has 94 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. If the garden's width is to be 4 feet less than twice its length, find the length and width.
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Question 316564: Gordon has 94 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. If the garden's width is to be 4 feet less than twice its length, find the length and width.
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Perimeter = 2w + 2l
l=w+4
94=2w + 2(w+4)
94 = 2w + 2w + 8
86 = 4w
w = 21.5
The length is w+4, so l = 25.5
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