SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 m greater than the width. The area is 60 m squared. What is the dimension

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Question 1112289: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 m greater than the width. The area is 60 m squared. What is the dimension
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28width%29%28length%29=area

b, the width
b+4, the length
60, the area in square meters

b%28b%2B4%29=60


b=6
Width is 6 meters
and
length is 10 meters.