One side of the flower garden is 3 times as great as the other.what are the dimensions of the flower garden. Area = 48 sq m

Question

I have to find what's the dimensions of the flower garden

Answer 1

I am going to assume from Latisha's description that the flower garden is shaped like a rectangle.

If the length is 3 times the width then I can model that as L = 3W. Area of a rectangle is L*W = 48.

If I substitute 3W for L then 3W * W = 48 ----> 3W² = 48 ----> W² = 16 -----> W = 4 m

Thus L = 3W = 3(4) = 12 m

Answer 2

if x = one side of the garden & 3x is the other side, then the area = 3x(x) = 3x^2 = 48

x^2 = 16 or x = 4 meters