A house has rectangular yard in front of it for children to play. The length of that rectangle exceeds its width by 6 m and its perimeter is 60 m, find the measurement of the yard.

Length = 18m and Breadth = 12m

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The correct option is A Length = 18m and Breadth = 12m
$L e t t h e l e n g t h b e x B r e a d t h = x - 6 P e r i m e t e r = 60 2 (x + x - 6) = 60 4 x = 72 x = L e n g t h = 18 m B r e a d t h = 18 - 6 = 12 m$

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