Question

The dimensions of a rectangular garden are L=(2x + 3) and W=(3x-5) find the value of x if the Perimeter is equal to 26.

Answer 1

This problem is purely about plugging in provided information to solve:

Perimeter = 2L + 2W, so:

`2(2x+3) + 2(3x-5) = 26\\------------\\4x+6 + 6x-10 = 26\\10x-4 = 26\\10x = 30\\x = 3`

We have solved for x, it is 3.