SOLUTION: 1. the perimeter of a square garden is 40m. what is the length of the garden? 2. the difference between two numbers is 25. the first number is twice as big as the second number. w

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Question 1105254: 1. the perimeter of a square garden is 40m. what is the length of the garden?
2. the difference between two numbers is 25. the first number is twice as big as the second number. what are the two numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. the perimeter of a square garden is 40m. what is the length of the garden?
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10, or TEN
Because this was a square garden and you can manage this one in your head.


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2. the difference between two numbers is 25. the first number is twice as big as the second number. what are the two numbers?
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x and y, the two numbers
system%28y-x=25%2Cy=2x%29
2x-x=25
x=25
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y=50
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The two numbers are 50 and 25.