SOLUTION: madhu's flower garden is now sq. if she enlarges it by increasing the width 1m & the length 3 m ,the area will be 19 m sq more than the present area. what is the length of a side n

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Question 1003934: madhu's flower garden is now sq. if she enlarges it by increasing the width 1m & the length 3 m ,the area will be 19 m sq more than the present area. what is the length of a side now.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w width, L length
Area now, wL.
Area changed, (w+1)(L+3).

%28w%2B1%29%28L%2B3%29-wL=19
wL%2BL%2B3w-wL=19
L%2B3w=19
This is all you can do. You can solve for w in terms of L, or solve for L in terms of w.