Jeannine needs to decide what size to make a rectangular garden in her yard. The dimensions must be natural numbers.
Jeannine wants the perimeter of her Chapter Reference
garden to be 50 dm. She wants the
width to be an even number of decimeters. How many
different combinations are possible? (Length is always longer than or equal to width.)

Total number of possible combinations are 6

Length   width

23 dm     2m

21 dm       4 dm

19 dm       6 dm

17 dm         8 dm

15 dm         10 dm

13 dm          12 dm

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Perimeter of rectangular garden=50 dm

Width is  even number.

Length is always longer than or equal to width.

Let length of rectangular garden=x

Width of  rectangular garden=y

We have to find the possible  number of combinations .

Perimeter of rectangular garden=

If y=2 dm

x=25-2=23 dm

If y=4 dm

x=25-4=21 dm

If y=6 dm

x=25-6=19 dm

If y=8 dm

x=25-8=17 dm

If y=10 dm

x=25-10=15 dm

If y=12 dm

x=25-12=13 dm

If y=14 dm

x=25-14=11 dm

x<y

It is  not possible

Then, possible combinations are 6

Length   width

23 dm     2m

21 dm       4 dm

19 dm       6 dm

17 dm         8 dm

15 dm         10 dm

13 dm          12 dm

the graph on the bottom right

(0,-3) see attached graph

step-by-step explanation:

a. to solve the system, graph the two equations.

x = y+3 becomes y=x-3 has m=1/1 and b=-3. start at (0,-3) on the y-axis and plot a point. then move up 1 unit and 1 unit to the right. plot a point and connect.

y=-4x+3 has m =-4/1 and b=-3. start at (0,-3) on the y-axis and plot a point. then move down four units and to the right 1 unit. plot a point and connect.

the solution is the point (x,y) where the two lines intersect. by the graph below it is (0,-3).

b. to solve by substitution, substitute y = -4x-3 into x= y+3

x= (-4x-3) +3

x=-4x

5x=0

x=0

now substitute x = 0 back in to find y.

y= -4(0)-3

y=0-3

y=-3

solution is (0,-3)

c. use elimination by adding the equations together.

x-y=3

4x+y=-3

5x=0

x=0

then substitute into one equation to find y.

y=-4(0)-3

y=-3