SOLUTION: The organic garden at a restaurant is rectangular in shape and has a perimeter of 84 feet. If the length l of the garden is 24 feet longer than the width w of the garden, what is t

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Question 877900: The organic garden at a restaurant is rectangular in shape and has a perimeter of 84 feet. If the length l of the garden is 24 feet longer than the width w of the garden, what is the area of the garden, in square feet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
l looks like 1. Too hard to read. Use a better variable, maybe L.

Your description is transcribable as L=24+w and 2w+2L=84, from which the system easily formed can be:
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highlight_green%28w-L=-24%29
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highlight_green%28w%2BL=42%29
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Elimination Method is the best choice to solve the system.