SOLUTION: Suppose You Need To Put A Fence Around A Rectangular Garden That Has A Perimeter Of 64 ft. If The Width Is 5ft, Find The Length Of The Garden. Write The Equation You Will Need To

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Question 218409: Suppose You Need To Put A Fence Around A Rectangular Garden That Has A Perimeter Of 64 ft. If The Width Is 5ft, Find The Length Of The Garden.
Write The Equation You Will Need To Use To Solve This Problem.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the perimeter P
P+=+W+%2B+W+%2B+L+%2B+L
P+=+2W+%2B+2L
given:
P+=+64
W+=+5
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64+=+2%2A5+%2B+2L
2L+=+54
L+=+27
The length is 27 ft