ella may's rectangular garden has a width that is seven less than three times its length. If the garden is surrounded by 74 feet of wooden fence,what are the dimensions of her garden?

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anonymous · Answer

help please

anonymous · Answer

lets call the length $x$ so the width is seven less than three times $x$ so we can write it as length = $3x-7$

anonymous · Answer

you are told in a round about way that the perimeter is 74, and the perimeter is twice the length plus twice the width so you have 
$$x+x+3x-7+3x-7=72$$ or 
$$8x-14=72$$ solve from there