SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 yd greater than the width. The area of the garden is 96 〖yd〗^2.Find the length and the width.  

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Question 366987: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 yd greater than the width. The area of the garden is 96 〖yd〗^2.Find the length and the width.
 
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let x be the width and length will be (x+4) so the equation will be:
x(x+4)=96
Expand out to:
x^2+4x-96=0
Factor to get:
(x+12)(x-8)=0
Solve:
x=-12
x=8
The answer that makes sense is 8
So width is 8 feet and Length is 12 feet.
Make sense?
RJ
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