The length of Bryan’s garden is 4 meters longer than 3 times the width. The perimeter of his garden is 72 meters. What are the dimensions (l, w) of his garden?

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Idunno · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T05:10:16+0000

Answer:

8 m = width

28 m = length

Explanation:

Let w = width

3w + 4 = length

P = 2w + 2l

= 2w + 2(3w + 4) = 72

2w + 6w + 8 = 72

8w + 8 = 72

8w = 64

w = 8 m = width

3w + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28 m = length