document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=855605>Question 855605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangular garden is 9 feet longer than its width. The garden's perimeter is 210 feet. Find the length of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #515448 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=515448\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A perimeter is a fence around.  It requires two sections of width and two sections of length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W + 2L = 210 [The garden's perimeter is 210 feet.]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = W + 9 [The length of a rectangular garden is 9 feet longer than its width.]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the known value of L in the second problem into the first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W + 2(W+9) = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W + 2W + 18 = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W + 18 = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 18 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4W = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If W is 48, then L is 9' longer, or 57.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's put it into the perimeter question to prove.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(48) + 2(57) = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96 + 114 = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210 = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Success! </SPAN>\n" );
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