document.write( "Question 403116: The children at Tiny Tots Day care plant a rectangular vegetable garden with a perimeter of 39 m. The length is twice the width. Find the dimensions of the garden\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #285071 by rvquartz(19)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2 times the length + 2 times the width = 39 meters\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let L = 'length' \n" ); document.write( "Let W = 'width'\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we can now model the problem as:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2L + 2W = 39\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from the problem statement we know that L = 2W so,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(2W) + 2W = 39, which is the same as saying\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4W + 2W = 39, which is the same as saying\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6W = 39\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = 39/6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = 6.5 meters and since L = 2W, \n" ); document.write( "L = 13 meters\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |