a backyard garden is shaped like a rectangle with a length that is 25ft longer than the width and a perimeter of 170ft. what is the width, the length and the area of the garden

Daniel Paul

Daniel Paul

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2022-09-02

A backyard garden is shaped like a rectangle with a length that is 25ft longer than the width and a perimeter of 170ft.
What is the width, the length and the area of the garden

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scrapbymarieix

scrapbymarieix

Beginner2022-09-03Added 15 answers

x=width
x+25=length
perimeter is sum of the sides
2 length + 2 width
x+x+x+25+x+25=170
add like terms
4x+50=170
subtract 50 from each side
4x=120
divide both sides by 4
x=30 width
x+25=55 length
area=length X width
55 X 30= 1650 sq ft area

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