A rectangular flower garden in Samantha's backyard has 260 feet around its edge. The width of the garden is 60 feet. What is the

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length of the garden? The length of the garden is feet.

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artcher [175] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-23T13:14:29+03:00

Answer:

length of the garden = 65 ft

Explanation:

The rectangular flower garden has 260 ft around it edges . The width of this rectangular garden is 60 ft . The length of the garden in ft is unknown.

The 260 ft around the edges of the garden is the perimeter of the garden. The perimeter of a rectangular shape is expressed as follows.

perimeter = 2L + 2W

perimeter = 2(L + W)

where

L = length

W = width

perimeter = 2(L + W)

perimeter = 260 ft

length = ?

width = 60 ft

260 = 2(L + 60)

260 = 2L + 130

260 - 130 = 2L

2L = 130

divide both sides by 2

L = 130/2

L = 65 ft

length of the garden = 65 ft