SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 58 meters. Its length is 5 meters more than its width. Find the length and width of the garden. The width of a flat screen is 4 times mo

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Question 257861: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 58 meters. Its length is 5 meters more than its width. Find the length and width of the garden.
The width of a flat screen is 4 times more than its height. If the perimeter of the flat screen is 120 cm, find the width and height of the screen.

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(x+5)=58
2x+2x+10=58
4x=48
x=12 m
x+5=17 m
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2x+2(4x)=120
2x+8x=120
10x=120
x=12 cm
4x=48 cm