SOLUTION: ”The length of a rectangular garden is three times the width. What are the dimensions of the garden, if the perimeter is 32m?”

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Question 1138597: ”The length of a rectangular garden is three times the width. What are
the dimensions of the garden, if the perimeter is 32m?”
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let W be the width.


Then the length is 3W.


Perimeter = W + 3W + W + 3W = 32


8W = 32  =======>  W = 32/8 = 4.


ANSWER.  The dimensions are  4 meters and 3*4 = 12 meters.

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