SOLUTION: : The length of a rectangular garden is four times its width; if the area of the garden is 196 square meters, what are its dimensions?

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Question 199136: : The length of a rectangular garden is four times its width; if the area of the garden is 196 square meters, what are its dimensions?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=4W
LW=196
4W*W=196
4W^2=196
W^2=196/4
W=SQRT49
W=7 ANS FOR THE WIDTH.
L=4*7=28 ANS. FOR THE LENGTH.
pROOF:
7*28=196
196=196