Question

The Johnsons plan to put down all-weather carpeting on the porch. The length of the porch is 2 feet longer than twice the width, and the perimeter is 64 feet. Find the dimensions of the porch.

Answer 1

if the width is w, the length is 2w+2. So, you have

2(w + 2w+2) = 64

Now just find w and then the length.