SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 3 yd. more than twice its width. The perimeter of the garden is 36 yd. What are the width and length of the garden?

Question 237934: The length of a rectangular garden is 3 yd. more than twice its width. The perimeter of the garden is 36 yd. What are the width and length of the garden?
Answer by College Student(505) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width = w
lenght = l = 2w+3
Perimeter = 2w+2l=36
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<--- this is your width
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Since lenght is 2w+3, we can say:

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Check:
Since there are two widths and two lenghts to form a perimeter of a rectangle, we add: 5+5+13+13=36
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