SOLUTION: Jarod is having a problem with rabbits getting into his vegetable garden, so he decides to fence it in. The length of the garden is 8 feet more than 3 times the width. He needs 64
Question 361957: Jarod is having a problem with rabbits getting into his vegetable garden, so he decides to fence it in. The length of the garden is 8 feet more than 3 times the width. He needs 64 feet of fencing to do the job. Find the length and width of the garden Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi
Let x be width, then (3x+8) will represent the length
64ft of fencing
x + x + (3x+8) + (3x+8) = 64ft
solving for x
8x + 16 = 64ft
8x = 48ft
x = 6ft is the width
3*6 + 8 = 26ft is the length
checking our answer
2*6 + 2*26 = 12ft + 52ft = 64ft