The area of a rectangular community garden is 200 square feet. The length of a rectangular garden is twice it’s width. Find the length and width of the garden. PLEASE HELP!!!

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Brandon Rude · Answer 1 · 2021-07-31T07:24:55+0000

Answer:

The length is 20 ft, and the width is 10 ft.

Explanation:

area = length * width

Let the width = w

length = 2w

A = LW

A = 2w * w = 200

2w^2 = 200

w^2 = 100

w = 10

L = 2w = 20

The length is 20 ft, and the width is 10 ft.