SOLUTION: a garden is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 92ft. The length is 8ft more than the width. Find the length and width

SOLUTION: a garden is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 92ft. The length is 8ft more than the width. Find the length and width

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Question 519309: a garden is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 92ft. The length is 8ft more than the width. Find the length and width
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P = 2(L+W)
P = 92
L = W+8
substitute
2( (W+8) + W ) = 92
2W +16 + 2W = 92
4W = 76
W = 19
L = W+8 = 27
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Check perimeter
2(19+27) = 2(46) = 92
Correct.
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Answer: L=27, W=19
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Done.
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