SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 40 ft. The width is 2 ft more than one half the length. Find the length and width.
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Question 237390: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 40 ft. The width is 2 ft more than one half the length. Find the length and width.
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The Perimeter of a triangle is the sum of its 4 sides. You can express it as: ...or...
The problems tells us the width is 2ft more than half the lenght, therefore:
Now you can use the perimeter equation, but instead of using L and W, we will use L and the equivalency of W. This will help us figure out the value of L.
Since P=40 (given)
When you multiply 2 by 1/2L, the fraction dissapears, but remember to also multiply it by the next digit, which happens to also be 2. Thus...
Now figure out W:
Since
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