SOLUTION: A gardener has 46 ft of fencing to be used to enclose a rectangular garden that has a border 2 feet wide surrounding it. If the length of the garden is twice its width what will b

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Answer by drj(1380) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A gardener has 46 ft of fencing to be used to enclose a rectangular garden that has a border 2 feet wide surrounding it. If the length of the garden is twice its width what will be the dimensions of the garden?

Step 1. Let L=2w be the length of garden and let w garden

Step 2. Let L+2 and w+2 include the border
Step 3. Let P = 46 ft be the perimeter. Perimeter means adding the 4 sides of a rectangle. So,

Step 3. Subtract 8 from both sides of equation

Step 4. Divide 6 to both sides of equation to get w by itself

Step 5. w = 19/3 is the width of the rectangle and length L is 38/3 since . With the border w+2=25/3 and 2w+2=44/3

Check P=6w+8= 6*(19/3)+8= 46 So w = 25/3 ft and L=44/3 is the solution.

Hope the above steps were helpful. Good luck in your homework and studies!

Respectfully
Dr J

Hope you understood and followed the steps. Good luck in your studies. Dr J

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