A rectangular garden has a length of 2m + 13 feet and a width of 5m feet.

A = Lw (Area equal length times width)

A = 48 (the garden's area is 48 ft2)

L = w + 2

We have values for our variables, so let's plug them in:

48 = w(w + 2)

Distribute:

48 = w2 + 2w

Subtract 48 from both sides:

0 = w2 + 2w - 48

AS you can see, we now have a quadratic. From here we need:

m + n = 2 and

m * n = -48

When we break up the quadratic into (w + m)(w + n)

48 is an even number divisible by 3, so it'll be also be divisible by 6:

48 / 6 = 8

8 + (-6) = 2

8 * -6 = -48, so:

0 = (w + 8)(w - 6) →→ 0 = w + 8, or 0 = w - 6

w = -8 or 6

step-by-step explanation:

(s)he  is right it would be 5.5% because it is smaller than 15.5% or anything smaller than 15.5% in general

x is greater than 5

step-by-step explanation:

2x+7 is greater than 17

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2x is greater than 10

divide by 2 each side

x is greater than 5