Roy has a patio that covers 434 ft^2. He wants to increase his patio 196ft^2 by adding 4 feet to both the length and the width. The length of the original patio is three feet more than twice the width What is the length of the new patio?

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The original dimensions are
width: w
length: 2w+3

(w+4)(2w+3+4) = 434+196
w=14

so, the new length 2w+3+4 = ?