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A gardner is calculating the perimeter of a rectangular garden, which has a length of 25 feet. The area of the garden is 400 square feet. What is the perimeter of the garden?
Write the equation:

could it be this?

p=400/25+400/25+25+25

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asked by Bob

  1. yes

    width = 400/25 = 16
    Prm= 2(25+16) =82 , which is your answer

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