Elijah wants to fence in a rectangular play area in his backyard for his new puppies. He wants the length of
the play area to be 4 feet longer than its width. He also intends for the total perimeter to be 48 feet. Write
and solve an equation to find the dimensions of the play area.

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[tex]48 \div 4 = 12[/tex]

[tex]12 - 4 = 8[/tex]

[tex]12 \times 2 = 24[/tex]

[tex]8 \times 2 = 16[/tex]

[tex]24 + 16 = 40[/tex]