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a rectanguar garden has a perimeter of 24 feet the length is three less than twice the width find the legth

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User Dilbert
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A basic perimeter equation= P=2L+2W
24=2W+2L
divide by 2 for each variable
so
12=2w+l
6=w+l
so, w+l could be 2+4, 3+3, or 1+5. now, if you input each of these into the equation
(2w)-3=l
so 2 could be 1,2,3,4, or 5.
2(1)-3=-1.... so it can't be w=1 l=5
2(2)-3=1... it can't be w=2 l=4
2(3)-3=3.... the length is 3.

So…your answer for the length is 3.
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