Question

The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 30 ft. The length is 3 ft more than the width. Find the length and the width of the garden.

Answer 1

Explanation:

the perimeter of a rectangle is

2×length + 2×width

in our case

length = width + 3

and

2×length + 2×width = 30

using the first equation in the second :

2×(width + 3) + 2×width = 30

width + 3 + width = 15

2×width + 3 = 15

2×width = 12

width = 12/2 = 6 ft

length = width + 3 = 6 + 3 = 9 ft