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Gardening: a homeowner designs a rectangular garden such that the length is 20 feet more than twice the width. if 310 feet of picket fencing are to be used, find the length and width of the garden?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let w = width
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\n" ); document.write( "2w+20 = length
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\n" ); document.write( "\"perimeter of garden\" = \"amount of fencing\"
\n" ); document.write( "2(w + 2w+20) = 310
\n" ); document.write( "2(3w+20) = 310
\n" ); document.write( "3w+20 = 155
\n" ); document.write( "3w = 135
\n" ); document.write( "w = 45 feet (width)
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\n" ); document.write( "2w+20 = 2(45)+20 = 90+20 = 110 feet\r
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