SOLUTION: a park in the shape of a rectangle has dimensions 60m by 100m.If the park contains a rectangular garden enclosed by a concrete terrace,how wide is the terrace if the area of the ga

Question 783863: a park in the shape of a rectangle has dimensions 60m by 100m.If the park contains a rectangular garden enclosed by a concrete terrace,how wide is the terrace if the area of the garden is one-half the area of the park?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of the garden is then .

Your description and question do not give enough information to find specifically how wide is the garden.

Let w = width and y = length, of the garden:

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This is as far as you can find unless you are given further specifications.
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