document.write( "Question 443002: if i made the flower bed 2 feet wider and 3 feet longer then it would have been 64 square feet larger. if i made it 3 feet wider and 2 feet longer it would have been 68 square feet larger. find the length and width of the flower bed. \n" ); document.write( "
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if i made the flower bed 2 feet wider and 3 feet longer then it would have been 64 square feet larger. if i made it 3 feet wider and 2 feet longer it would have been 68 square feet larger. find the length and width of the flower bed.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let width = W
\n" ); document.write( "Let length be L
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "(W+2)(L+3)-WL = 64
\n" ); document.write( "(W+3)(L+2)-WL = 68
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify:
\n" ); document.write( "3W + 2L = 58
\n" ); document.write( "2W + 3L = 62
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify:
\n" ); document.write( "6W + 4L = 116
\n" ); document.write( "6W + 9L = 186
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"L\":
\n" ); document.write( "5L = 70
\n" ); document.write( "L = 14
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for W:
\n" ); document.write( "2W + 3L = 62
\n" ); document.write( "2W + 42 = 62
\n" ); document.write( "2W = 20
\n" ); document.write( "W = 10
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\n" ); document.write( "Original dimensions: Length = 14 ft ; Width = 10 ft.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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