Question

the length of a rectangle garden is 8 feet longer than its width. if the gardens perimeter is 196 feet what is the area of the garden. in square feet

Answer 1

1) width = x
length = x + 8
perimeter = 2 (length + width)
196 = 2 * (x+8+x)
196 = 2* (2x+8)
196 = 4x + 16
180 = 4x
x = 45 (thats width)

2) length would be 45+8=53

3) area = length times width = 45 * 53 = 2385 square feet