document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7063>Question 7063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Half the perimeter of a garden is 18 feet. The garden is 8 feet longer than it is wide. If W= the width in feet and I= the length in feet, which system must be true?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.)   1/2(l+w)=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      l=w+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.)   1/2(l+w)=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      w=l+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.)   l+w=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      l-w=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.)   l-w=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      l+w=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This question is extremely confusing, so would you mind helping me with it? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Recall that the perimeter of a rectangle (we are assuming a rectangular-shaped garden) is 2(l + w), so half the perimeter would be just (l + w). You are told that half the perimeter is 18 feet, so (l + w) = 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Well, this eliminates all the choices except d.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But to show the rest of it, you are also told that the garden is 8 feet longer than the width, or l = w + 8.  Rewriting this, you get: l - w = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So answer d) l-w=8 and l+w=18 would be  your choice. </SPAN>\n" );
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