SOLUTION: Sue is planning to haveI rectangular flower Garden next and will enclose it with 54 feet of fencing. She decides that the length of her garden will be 1 foot less then three tim

Question 993608: Sue is planning to haveI rectangular flower Garden next and will enclose it with 54 feet of fencing. She decides that the length of her garden will be 1 foot less then three times the width. What will be the dimensions of her garden
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Make width = 'x'
Length = 3x - 1
Perimeter = 54 feet
Perimeter = 2 x Width + 2 x Length
54 = 2(x) + 2(3x - 1)
54 = 2x + 6x - 2
Collect like terms.
2x + 6x = 54 + 2
8x = 56
x = 7
Width = 7 feet
Length = 20 feet.
Hope this helps :-)
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