SOLUTION: A GARDEN PLOT IS 16 FEET WIDE. IF THE PERIMETER OF THE PLOT IS 72 FEET, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE TILE?

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Question 715805:
A GARDEN PLOT IS 16 FEET WIDE. IF THE PERIMETER OF THE PLOT IS 72 FEET, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE TILE?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=2L+2W
W=16
72=2L+2*16
72=2L+32
2L=72-32
2L=40
L=40/2
L=20 FT.
PROOF:
72=2*20+2*16
72=40+32
72=72