SOLUTION: the perimeter of a pumpkin patch is 120ft and the lenght is 8ft more than the width what are the dimension of the pumpkin patch

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Question 354930: the perimeter of a pumpkin patch is 120ft and the lenght is 8ft more than the width what are the dimension of the pumpkin patch
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length = x+8
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Perimeter = 2(L+W)
2(x+x+8)=120
2(2x+8)=120
4x+16=120
4x=104
x= 26 the width
length = 26+8 =34 feet
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