Can someone please set by set explain this .

Question

Sue is planning to have a rectangular flower garden next summer. She will enclose the garden with 54 feet of fencing. She decides that the length of her garden will be 1 foot less than 3 times the width. What will be the dimensions of sues garden?

Answer 1

Hi Alexa,

Here is the solution to your question

Length = x

Width = y

Length + Width = x + y = perimeter = 54 feet

x = 3y-1

3y-1 + y = 54

4y -1 = 54

4y = 55

y = 55/4, 13.75

x = 54 - 13.75 = 40.25

Length = 40.25 feet

Width = 13.75 feet

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Answer 2

Draw and label a diagram.

w represents the width

3w - 1 represents the length

54 = w + (3w - 1) + w + (3w - 1)

Can you solve for w and answer?