Question

a gardener wants to design a rectangular garden so that the length would be nine feet more than the width. the sum of the length and width is 15 feet. how long should each measurement be?

Answer 1

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Answer:

• width: 3 ft
• length: 12 ft

Explanation:

Let w represent the width. Then the length is w+9, and the sum of length and width is ...

w +(w+9) = 15

2w = 6 . . . . . . . subtract 9

w = 3 . . . . . . . . divide by 2

w+9 = 12 . . . . . find the length

The width should be 3 feet; the length should be 12 feet.