Question 981539
Rico:
L-50 and w;
Mike:
L and w;


Mikes garden area, {{{wL=100}}}.

Rico's garden area, {{{(L-50)w}}}.


{{{L*w-50w}}}
{{{wL-50}}}
{{{100-50}}}
{{{50}}}------------area of Rico's garden.


An equation for area of Rico's garden:   {{{(L-50)w=50}}}.
You can have this system of equations:
{{{system((L-50)w=50,wL=100)}}}


SOLVE THE SYSTEM
{{{Lw-50w=50}}}
{{{(100/w)w-50w=50}}}
{{{100-50w=50}}}
{{{-50w=50-100}}}
{{{50w=100-50}}}
{{{50w=50}}}
{{{highlight(highlight(w=1))}}}-------width for both Rico and Mike
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What is L?
{{{L=100/w}}}
{{{L=100/1}}}
{{{highlight(L=100)}}}-------length for Mike's garden