Question

a rectangular garden covers 40 yd². the length is 8 yd longer than the width. find the length and width. round to the nearest tenth of a yard. part: 0 / 6 part 1 of 6 let x represent the width of the rectangle. then, \square represents the length of the rectangle.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the relationship between length and width

The problem states that the length is 8 yd longer than the width. Let \( x \) be the width. So, to get the length, we add 8 to the width.
<Expression>
If width is \( x \), then length is \( x + 8 \)
</Expression>

Answer:

\( x + 8 \)