SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 80 meters.If its width is 2/3 of its length, find the dimensions of the garden. Represent the data, write the equation , and solve
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Question 766662: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 80 meters.If its width is 2/3 of its length, find the dimensions of the garden. Represent the data, write the equation , and solve
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x = length
(2/3)x = width
Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(length) + 2(width)
2x + 2(2/3)x = 80 {perimeter is 2(length) + 2(width)
2x + (4/3)x = 80 {multiplied}
(10/3)x = 80 {combined like terms}
x = 24 {divided each side by 10/3}
(2/3)x = 16 {substituted 24, in for x, into (2/3)x}
length is 24
width is 16
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