Gerald purchased a rectangular plot of land. The length of the plot is 20 feet more than the width.
The cost of the land was $12 per square foot. Gerald
also had a fence put around the entire
perimeter of the plot, at a cost of $8 per linear foot.
The total amount he spent on both the land
and the fence was $10,560.
Part A
Write an equation in two variables for the perimeter, P.
and an equation in two variables for the area, A, of the
plot of land where x is the width of the plot in
Provide evidence to support your equations. o