The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 44 yards. It's length is 5 yards less than double the width. Find the length and the width of the garden.

Answer 1

2 L + 2 W = 44 ... L + W = 22

L = 2 W - 5

substituting ... 2 W - 5 + W = 22

solve for W , then substitute back to find L