SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular outdoor patio is 58 ft. The length is 35ft. greater than the width. What are the dimensions of the patio?

Question 1154601: The perimeter of a rectangular outdoor patio is 58 ft. The length is 35ft. greater than the width. What are the dimensions of the patio?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The perimeter of a rectangular outdoor patio is 58 ft. The length is 35ft. greater than the width. What are the dimensions of the patio?
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The perimeter of a rectangular outdoor patio is P ft. The length is K ft. greater than the width w. What are the dimensions of the patio?
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Dimensions w+K and w.

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Substitute the given values and solve.

That should give ----------NO GOOD!

QUICK RETRY:

----------this makes no sense; w would be negative.

The problem description does not work.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The clumsy equations shown by the other tutor are useless in this problem....

If the length is 35 ft more than the width, then the whole perimeter can't be only 58 ft; twice 35 ft is already more than 58 ft....

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