SOLUTION: A rectangular community garden is to be enclosed with 92 m of fencing. In order to allow for compost storage, the garden must be 4 m longer than its width. Determine the dimensions
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Question 985899: A rectangular community garden is to be enclosed with 92 m of fencing. In order to allow for compost storage, the garden must be 4 m longer than its width. Determine the dimensions of the garden. Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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L=length=W+4m; W=width; P=Perimeter
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P=2(L+W)
92m=2((W+4m)+W)
46m=2W+4m
42m=2W
21m=W ANSWER 1: The width is 21 meters.
L=W+4m=21m+4m=25m ANSWER 2: The length is 25 meters.
