SOLUTION: A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 260 ft of fence. If its area is 3325 ft^2, what is the length and width of the garden?

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Question 895062: A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 260 ft of fence. If its area is 3325 ft^2, what is the length and width of the garden?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and y are the dimension lengths.
2x%2B2y=260 and xy=3325.
Those correspond to perimeter and area.

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 260 ft of fence. If its area is 3325 ft^2, what is the length and width of the garden? 


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