The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 36 m, and its length is 4 m more than its width. What are the dimensions?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. and
- Step 1: Let width be , length .
- Step 2: Perimeter .
- Step 3: . Then .
Answer
and .
Why not the others: For and , perimeter is 36 but difference is 2; for and , perimeter is 40; for and , perimeter is 48.
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