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The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 68 feet. If the length of the garden is 1 foot more than

2 times the width, what is the length of the garden?

User RGriffiths
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P = 2L+2W
L = 2W +1
W = 2W
68 = 2(2w +1) + 2W
68 = 4W + 2 2w
66 = 6w
Length = 23 ft
Width = 11 ft
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