SOLUTION: A rectangular yard area 96 square feet. if the width of the yard is 4 feet less than the length, what is the perimeter in feet, of the yard?
Please include steps! Thank you much
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Question 875120: A rectangular yard area 96 square feet. if the width of the yard is 4 feet less than the length, what is the perimeter in feet, of the yard?
Please include steps! Thank you much!!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w for width
L for length
w=L-4, and wL=96. Finding perimeter depends on finding w and L. First objective is solve for w and L.
Substitution into the area equation gives .
, giving the solutions, OR .
You can find w and then the perimeter from that.
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