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  • 22-04-2021
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The area of a rectangular garden is 96 square feet. The width is 4 feet less than the length. What is the length of the garden?

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Answer:

  12 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

We can let x represent the average of length and width. Then the length is x+2, and the width is x-2. Then the area is ...

  (x +2)(x -2) = 96

  x^2 = 100

  x = √100 = 10

The length is x+2, so ...

  the length of the garden is 12 feet.

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