document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=492912>Question 492912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have taken up gardening for relaxation and have decided to fence in your new rectangular shpaed masterpiece. The length of the garden is 4 meters and 32 meters of fencing is required to comepletely enclose it. what is the width of the garden?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #335226 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=335226\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w=width of garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are told that the perimeter of the garden is 32 meters and we know that the perimeter equals 2l+2w, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*4+2w=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w=32-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=12 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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