SOLUTION: The length of a fenced rectangular garden is 6 feet longer than the width. If the length of the fence used to surround the garden is 80 feet, what are the dimensions on the garden?

Question 345998: The length of a fenced rectangular garden is 6 feet longer than the width. If the length of the fence used to surround the garden is 80 feet, what are the dimensions on the garden?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,

Substitute,

feet
Then,

feet
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