The length of a rectangle garden is 8 feet longer than its width. if the gardens perimeter is 196 feet what is the area of the garden. in square feet

1) width = x

length = x + 8

perimeter = 2 (length + width)

196 = 2 * (x+8+x)

196 = 2 * (2x+8)

196 = 4x + 16

180 = 4x

x = 45 (thats width)

2) length would be 45+8=53

3) area = length times width = 45 * 53 = 2385 square feet