document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833374>Question 833374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular garden is 3 meters more than its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 50 meters, what is the area of the rectangle? Thankyou. :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can set this up as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)+ (x+3)+ x + x = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 6 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 6 and divide by 4:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the width is 11 meters and length is 14 meters. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can find the are to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "154 Sq meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ <BR>\n" );
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