SOLUTION: The organic garden at a restaurant is rectangular in shape and has a perimeter of 84 feet. If the length l of the garden is 24 feet longer than the width w of the garden, what is t

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Question 867305: The organic garden at a restaurant is rectangular in shape and has a perimeter of 84 feet. If the length l of the garden is 24 feet longer than the width w of the garden, what is the area of the garden, in square feet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the length and width dimensions, first.

w width, L length.
L=w%2B24 and 2w%2B2L=84.
Simplify, w%2BL=42.
Substitute, w%2Bw%2B24=42
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