SOLUTION: you have 500 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. you want the length of the garden to be 50 feet greater than the width. what would be the length of the garden if you

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Question 895737: you have 500 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. you want the length of the garden to be 50 feet greater than the width. what would be the length of the garden if you use all the fencing.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(x+50)=500
2x+2x+100=500
4x=400
x=400/4
x=100
x+50=150