SOLUTION: A garden has a perimeter of 600 yards. if the lenght of the garden is 250 yards, what is the garden's width?

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Question 544917: A garden has a perimeter of 600 yards. if the lenght of the garden is 250 yards, what is the garden's width?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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length = 250
let width be x
Perimeter = 2(L+W)
600=2(250+x)
600/2 =250+x
300=250+x
x=50 yards the width