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Please help me,

Holly has a rectangular garden that measures 12 m wide by 14 m long. She wants to increase the area to 255 m² by increasing the width and length by the same amount.

What will be the length (longer dimension) of the new garden?

User Patko
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Answer:

Length: 15m

Width: 17m

Explanation:

Add 3 to each number (12 +3=15, 14+3=17)then multiply them an you’ll get 255 square meters

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