SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 332 feet. If the length of the garden is 94 feet, what is its width?

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Question 699416: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 332 feet. If the length of the garden is 94 feet, what is its width?
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

We need to work backwords on this problem.

The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is:

Since we know the length is 94 feet, and the perimeter is 332 feet,

lets use that information:

So the width of our beautiful garden is 72 feet.

I hope this helps! Keep practicing! :)

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