SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 yd greater than the width. The area of the garden is 96 〖yd〗^2.Find the length and the width.

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Question 370528: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 yd greater than the width. The area of the garden is 96 〖yd〗^2.Find the length and the width.

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Equation should be , or , or (w-8)(w+12) = 0, or w = 8 yards, the width of the garden. (Drop the other root -12.) Length is 12 yards.
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