document.write( "Question 1059595: Joe fenced in his garden using 60 feet of fencing. The length is 2 feet less than seven times the width. What are the die mentions of his garden? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #674630 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! width=x \n" ); document.write( "length is 7x-2 \n" ); document.write( "The half perimeter is 30 feet, so that is l+w or x+7x-2 \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, 8x-2=30 \n" ); document.write( "8x=32 \n" ); document.write( "x=4 \n" ); document.write( "width is 4 feet \n" ); document.write( "length is 26 feet \n" ); document.write( "The perimeter is 2 lengths (52)+ 2 widths (8) or 60 feet. \n" ); document.write( " |