SOLUTION: The length of Sally's garden is 4 meters greater than 3 times the width. The perimeter of her garden is 72 meters. What are the dimensions of Sally's garden?

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Question 968960: The length of Sally's garden is 4 meters greater than 3 times the width. The perimeter of her garden is 72 meters. What are the dimensions of Sally's garden?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width be x.
Then the length is (3x+4).
Perimeter=2(length+width)
Plugging in the values we get,
2(3x+4+x)=72
2(4x+4)=72
8(x+1)=72
x+1=9
x=8 metres
The width of the garden in 8 metres.
The length of the garden is 28 metres.