Question

A garden is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 68ft. The length is 6 ft more than the width. Find the length and width

Answer 1

p = 68 ft

p = 2l + 2w

l = 6 + w

68 = 2(6 + w) + 2w

68 = 12 + 4w

56 = 4w

w = 14

l = 6 + 14

l = 20