Question

gloria had rectangle garden plot last year with an area of 60 feet square.This year glorias garden plot is one foot wider and three feet shorter than last years garden,but it has the same area.What were the dimensions of the garden last year?

Answer 1

@phi

Answer 2

@e.mccormick

Answer 3

@ganeshie8

Answer 4

@mary.rojas

Answer 5

@mathmath333

Answer 6

I think it is something like...... 60= (1+w)*(L-3)
Where w is the width and L is the length
You can use any letters to represent them in the equation.
Now solve for w and then solve for L.
And that will be the answer...I think
Good luck and hope it helps

Answer 7

thank you my teacher gave me this equation he said the A=l times w
so he said 30*2

Answer 8

hmmmm...but you may have to keep in mind that this is for the new garden...so you would have to keep in mind that teh original was w*L=60

Answer 9

thanks for the help

Answer 10

Well, that is good that your teacher helped you! :)

Answer 11

h:)

Answer 12

@Bush993

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@Bush993

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@Bush993

Answer 15

@superhelp101

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@superhelp101

Answer 17

i could explain this to you but i'll take a while
this website is awesome thou http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/geometry/Geometry_Word_Problems.faq.question.438542.html

Answer 18

thank you @superhelp101

Answer 19

@tester97

Answer 20

@ganeshie8

Answer 21

as mary.rojas has started already, solve :

WL = 60
(W+1)(L-3)=60

Answer 22

60=W*L
W=60/L .....1
60=(W+1)(L-3)
60=(60/L+1)(L-3)
60=60-180/L+L-3
60=57-180/L+L
60L=57L-180+L^2
3L-L^2=180
L^2-3L-180=0
(L+12)(L-15)=0
L=-12 L=15
then L=15
W=60/15
then W=4
in the last year
W+1=5
L-3=12

Answer 23

@ganeshie8 i dont understand how to do this

Answer 24

can you plz help me through the equation above @ganeshie8

Answer 25

WL = 60
(W+1)(L-3)=60

Answer 26

from the first equation, L = 60/W

plug this in second equation, you get :
(W+1)(60/W - 3) = 60

Answer 27

expand that, you will get a quadratic.. solve it

Answer 28

um -5 and 4 is w i

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@ganeshie8

Answer 30

what is a quadratic @ganeshie8

Answer 31

thats right!
pick W = 4 because the lengths cannot be negative

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve+W*L+%3D+60%2C+%28W%2B1%29%28L-3%29%3D60%2CW%3E0

Answer 32

whats the last year and this year length though

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@ganeshie8

Answer 34

@Isaiah.Feynman can you walk me through this problem