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Question 1093753: a garden is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 84ft. the length is 6ft more than the width. find the length and the width
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L = W+6
2L + 2W = 84
2(W+6) + 2(W) = 84
2W+12+2W = 84
4W = 72
W = 18
L = W+6 = 18+6 = 24