Question

A rectangular garden is fenced on all sides with 262 feet of fencing. The garden is 9 feet longer than it is wide. Find the length and width of the garden.

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 70 ft long
• 61 ft wide

Explanation:

Let w represent the width of the garden. Then w+9 represents the length. The perimeter is given by the formula ...

P = 2(L+W)

Filling in the known information, we have ...

262 = 2((w+9) +w)

131 = 2w +9 . . . . . . . divide by 2

122 = 2w . . . . . . . . . subtract 9

61 = w . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 2 (width)

w+9 = 70 . . . . . . . . length

The length of the garden is 70 feet; the width is 61 feet.