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We need a rock garden with a perimeter of 12 feet and an area of 8 square feet

Length: Feet
Width: Feet​

User Lahcen
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Answer:

Length: 4 feet

Width: 2 feet

Explanation:

The only possibilities that could get an area of 8 feet are 4 x 2 and 8 x 1

However, it has to be 4 x 2 because the 8 x 1 dimension won't have a perimeter of 12 feet.

The dimensions of 4 x 2 will have an area of 8 square feet, since 4(2) = 8

It will also have a perimeter of 12 feet because 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 12

So, the length is 4 feet and the width is 2 feet

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