SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 50 meters, find the dimensions of the garden.

Algebra.Com
Question 219016: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 50 meters, find the dimensions of the garden.
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2w+2l=P
2(x+5)+2x=50
2x+10+2x=50
4x=40
x=10
x+5=15

RELATED QUESTIONS

The length of a rectangle vegetable garden is 5 meters more than its width. Find the... (answered by greenestamps)
The length of a rectangular garden is two meters longer than twice its width. The... (answered by addingup)
eli designed a rectangular garden with length of 5 meters less than twice its width. if... (answered by waynest)
The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. Find the length and width if (answered by nadinadan)
The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. Find the length and width if (answered by mr.barrett)
The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. find the length and width if (answered by richwmiller)
the length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. find the length and width if (answered by london maths tutor)
The length of a rectangle is 7 meters longer than its width. What is the width of this... (answered by checkley77)
The length of a rectangle is 7 meters longer than its width. What is the width of this... (answered by moocow)