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Judy built a rectangular patio that is 9 meters wide and has a perimeter of 40 meters what is the length of Judy’s patio

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Hi !

Judy built a rectangular patio that is 9 meters wide and has a perimeter of 40 meters what is the length of Judy’s patio ?


l=9\;m\\L=x


So\;Perimeter=2(9+x)=18+2x=40\;m\\\\18+2x=40\\2x=40-18\\2x=22\\\\x=(22)/(2)\\\\\boxed{x=L=11}

The lenght of Judy's Patio is 11 meters.
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