SOLUTION: A rectangular garden has an area of 180 square feet. If the width of the garden is 3 feet less than the length, what are the dimensions of the garden?
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Question 560492: A rectangular garden has an area of 180 square feet. If the width of the garden is 3 feet less than the length, what are the dimensions of the garden?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the width. Then 
is the length. The area is the length times the width, so:
\ =\ 180)
so
Solve the quadratic but discard the negative root.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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