SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular-shaped garden is 4times the width. The perimeter is 100 feet. Find both dimensions

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Question 998125: The length of a rectangular-shaped garden is 4times the width. The perimeter is 100 feet. Find both dimensions
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter P = 2L + 2W = 100 feet
but here L = 4W
so we substitute and get
2(4W) + 2W = 100
10W = 100
W = 10 feet
L = 40 feet