SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 10 feet longer than its width. If the garden's perimeter is 208 feet, what is the area of the garden in square feet?
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Question 1095498: The length of a rectangular garden is 10 feet longer than its width. If the garden's perimeter is 208 feet, what is the area of the garden in square feet? Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source):
Perimeter = 208 = L + W + L + W =
(W+10) + W + (W+10) + W = 4W + 20 =================>
4W + 20 = 208 ====> 4W = 208 - 20 = 188 ====> W = = 47.
Answer The width W = 47 ft. The length L = 47 + 10 = 57 ft.
