Question

The area of a rectangular garden is 96 square feet. The width is 4 feet less than the length. What is the length of the garden?

Answer 1

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Answer:

12 ft

Explanation:

We can let x represent the average of length and width. Then the length is x+2, and the width is x-2. Then the area is ...

(x +2)(x -2) = 96

x^2 = 100

x = √100 = 10

The length is x+2, so ...

the length of the garden is 12 feet.