Question

A garden has an area of 240 ft. Its length is 8 ft more than its width. What are the dimensions of the

garden?​

Answer 1

The width will be 12 and the length will be 20

Answer 2

w=12

l=20

Explanation:

The area can be found using the following equation:

`A=lw`

Given the information provided, we are also told the following:

`l=w+8`

Therefore, we can plug in our length and our area:

`240=w(w+8)\\240=w^2+8w\\\\w^2+8w-240=0`

We can solve by using the quadratic formula.

`w=(-8+√(8^2-4(1)(-240)) )/(2(1))=12 \\\\`

w=12, so w+8=20.