document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215118>Question 215118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 24 ft. The length is 2 ft more than the width. Find the length and the width of the garden  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length is x + 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + (x + 2) + (x + 2) = 4x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the given measure of the perimeter is 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the width is 5 ft, and the length is x + 2= 5 + 2 = 7 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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