document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125509>Question 1125509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A landscape architect designs a garden with a perimeter of 44 feet. The width is 2 feet less than the length. Find the length and the width.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A simple solution using logical reasoning instead of formal algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Increase the width by 2 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the garden is a square with a perimeter of 44+4 = 48 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the new garden is a square with side length 48/4 = 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now take away those 2 extra feet you added to the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The garden the architect designed has length 12 and width 10. </SPAN>\n" );
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