document.write( "Question 19880: The length of a rectangular garden is 10 feet longer than its width. If the garden's perimeter is 184 feet, what is the area of the garden in square feet?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #9587 by Paul(988)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let one side be x let the other be x+10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(x+x+10)=184 \n" ); document.write( "4x+20=184 \n" ); document.write( "4x+20-20=184-20 \n" ); document.write( "4x=164 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x=41 \n" ); document.write( "41+10=51 \n" ); document.write( "Therefore the width is 41ft and the length is 51ft. \n" ); document.write( " |