Question 160723
The length of a rectangular garden is 3yd more than twice its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 36yd. What are the width and the length? 
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Let w = width
from "The length of a rectangular garden is 3yd more than twice its width." we get:
w+3 = length
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Since:
length+length+width+width = perimeter
2length+2width = perimeter
2(length+width) = perimeter
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substituting in our variables and info:
2(length+width) = perimeter
2((w+3)+w) = 36
2(w+3+w) = 36
2(2w+3) = 36
2w+3 = 18
2w = 15
w = 7.5 yards (width)
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length:
w+3 = 7.5+3 = 10.5 yards (length)