SOLUTION: Stan wants to make a rectangular garden. He has 34 ft of fencing to put around the perimeter. If the length is to be 5 ft more than the width, find the dimensions of the planned ga

Question 1208393: Stan wants to make a rectangular garden. He has 34 ft of fencing to put around the perimeter. If the length is to be 5 ft more than the width, find the dimensions of the planned garden.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, timofer:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w, width
w+5, length

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Answer by timofer(104) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Formula for perimeter of a rectangle

Divide both sides by 2,

If x is width then x+5 is length.

legth, 11
width, 6
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