SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 8 feet longer than its width. If the garden's perimeter is 184 feet, what is the area of the garden in square feet?
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Question 204199: The length of a rectangular garden is 8 feet longer than its width. If the garden's perimeter is 184 feet, what is the area of the garden in square feet?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let l=w+8=50
let w=w=42
2(w+8)+2w=184
2w+16+2w=184
4w=168
w=42
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a=lw
a=50*42
a=2100 sq ft.
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