Bob fenced in a rectangular garden in his yard. The length of the rectangle is 5 ft longer than the width and the perimeter is 66 ft. What is the width of the rectangle?
A) 28 ft
B) 13 ft
C) 16 ft
D) 14 ft

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The width of the rectangle can be found by setting up the equation for the perimeter of a rectangle, P = 2l + 2w, where l is the length and w is the width. Given that the length is 5 ft longer than the width (l = w + 5) and the perimeter is 66 ft, we substitute and solve for w: 66 = 2(w + 5) + 2w, simplifying to 66 = 4w + 10, then to 56 = 4w, and finally w = 14 ft.

Bob Fenced in a Rectangular Garden in His Yard