SOLUTION: A rectangular flower garden has a length that is 3 feet less than twice it's width. A 3 foot brick border is added around the garden, and the area of the garden and the brick borde
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Question 993466: A rectangular flower garden has a length that is 3 feet less than twice it's width. A 3 foot brick border is added around the garden, and the area of the garden and the brick border is a total of 221 square feet. Find the dimensions of the garden without the brick border.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w and L, garden dimensions.
u, the uniform width of the border around the garden.
according to the description.
, the border path's area.
Total Area,
Border Area,
Simplify this A equation, at least partially:
Substitute for L according to the description.
.......Can you take this the rest of the way?
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