Explanation
Correct answer: 13.
Let represent the width of the rectangular garden, in feet. Since the length of the garden will be feet longer than the width of the garden, the length of the garden will be feet. Thus the area of the garden will be . It is also given that the area of the garden will be square feet. Therefore, , which is equivalent to . Factoring this equation results in . Therefore, and . Because width cannot be negative, the width of the garden must be feet. This means the length of the garden must be feet.
Desmos solution:
Note: Let l be the length and l-5 the width, then fit their product to the area 104.
Enter in Desmos:
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