SOLUTION: 2 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UNKNOWNS or SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UKNOWNS Engineer has decided to fence off a garden plot behind his house, using his house as the fence alo

Question 1122284: 2 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UNKNOWNS or SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UKNOWNS
Engineer has decided to fence off a garden plot behind his house, using his house as the fence along one side of the garden. The length (which runs parallel to the house) is 3 feet less than twice than the width. Find the dimension if 33 feet of fencing is used along the three sides requiring it.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To draw and label the picture described would help.

w, width
2w-3, length
House is used as another length, so not needed as the fence material.
Total fence material:
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