Question

You are planting a rectanglar garden. It's 5 feet longer than 3 times it's width. The area of the garden is 250 ft^2. Find the dimensions of the garden

Answer 1

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t=5x   |                |       
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              w=3x

w *t =250
5x *3x=250
15x^2=250
x^2=250/15
x^2=16.66
x=sqrt(16.66)
x=4.08
Therefore:
t=5*4,08
t=20.4 ft

w=3*4.08
w=12.24 ft