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A gardener is installing fence around his garden. Let x represent the width of the garden, in feet. The perimeter of the garden is 8x + 8. Which expression represents the length of the garden?

1. 2x + 2

2. 3x + 4

3. 6x + 8

4. 8x + 8 – 2x

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Answer:

2.        3x + 4

Step-by-step explanation:

What we know:

w=x

Perimeter (p) = 8x+8

Formula for perimeter  p =2(L+W)

8x+8 =  2(L+W)

L+W is half, so    

 L+W = 4x+4

Substract W on both sides;

L = 4x+4 -W    

We know that  W = x

So

L= 4x+4-x

4x-x= 3x

L= 3x+4

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