Sam recently has a Square garden. He wants to redesign his garden and make it into a rectangle with a length that is 3 feet shorter than twice it's width. He decides that the perimeter should be 60 feet. What are the dimensions,in feet, of his new garden.

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Sam recently has a Square garden. He wants to redesign his garden and make it into a rectangle with a length that is 3 feet shorter than twice it's width. He decides that the perimeter should be 60 feet. What are the dimensions,in feet,  of his new garden.

John1 · Answer

2L + 2W = P 2L + 2W = 60 L = 2W -3 2(2W-3) + 2W = 60 4W -6 + 2W = 60 6W = 66 w = 11 Can you find L?