SOLUTION: The width of a rectangular lawn is 3m less than half its length. The perimeter is 42m. Show that w+l=21. write an equation for the width and calculate the width of the lawn.

Question 601842: The width of a rectangular lawn is 3m less than half its length. The perimeter is 42m. Show that w+l=21. write an equation for the width and calculate the width of the lawn.
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The width of a rectangular lawn is 3m less than half its length. The perimeter is 42m. Show that w+l=21. write an equation for the width and calculate the width of the lawn.
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Let W = width
and L = length
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2(W+L) = 42
dividing both sides by 2 we get answer to first part:
W+L = 21
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From: "width of a rectangular lawn is 3m less than half its length" we get:
width = L/2 - 3
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Plug above into:
W+L = 21
L/2 - 3 +L = 21
L - 6 +2L = 42
-6 +3L = 42
3L = 48
L = 16m (length)
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calculating width:
width = L/2 - 3
width = 16/2 - 3
width = 8 - 3
width = 5m (width)

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