SOLUTION: the area of a garden shaped as a rectangle, is 72 square feet the length is 2times the width, what is the lenght?

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Question 32130: the area of a garden shaped as a rectangle, is 72 square feet the length is 2times the width, what is the lenght?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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GIVEN THE LENGTH IS TWICE THE WIDTH THEN 72=W(2W) OR 72=2W~2 OR 36=W~2 OR
W=SQRT 36 OR W=6 AND L=2W OR L=12
PROOF 6X12=72