Question

The length of a rectangular garden is 3 yd less than twice its length. The perimeter of the garden is 78 yd. What are the width and length of the garden?

Answer 1

Complete question :

Answer:

Width = 14 yards ; length = 25 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

The length of a rectangular garden is 3 yd less than twice its length. The perimeter of the garden is 78 yd. What are the width and length of the garden?

Width of garden (W) = w

Lenght of garden (L) = 2w - 3

Perimeter of a rectangle : 2 (L + W)

2(2w - 3 + w) = 78

2(3w - 3) = 78

6w - 6 = 78

6w = 78 + 6

6w = 84

w = 14 yards

Length = 2(14) - 3

Length = 28 - 3 = 25 yards