SOLUTION: the length of a rectangular shaped garden is four times the width. the perimeter is 100 feet. Find both demensions

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Question 1030754: the length of a rectangular shaped garden is four times the width. the perimeter is 100 feet. Find both demensions
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L = 4W
Perimeter:
2L+2W = 100 Substitute for L:
2(4W)+2W = 100
8W+2W = 100
10W = 100
W = 10
and
L = 4W = 4(10) = 40