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Half the perimeter of a garden, whose length is 4 more than its width is 36 m. Find the dimensions of the garden.

Given, half the perimeter of a garden, whose length is 4 more than its width is 36 m.


⇒ l = b + 4 and l + b = 36


Solving these two equations, we get


Length = 20 m, Width = 16 m


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