Area of a Rectangular Garden

A rectangular garden has a length that is 4 meters longer than its width. If the total perimeter of the garden is 48 meters, what is the area of the garden in square meters?

Let the width of the garden be denoted as $w$ meters. Then the length can be expressed as $(w + 4)$ meters. The formula for the perimeter $P$ of a rectangle is given by: $$P = 2(l + w)$$. In this case, substituting the known values, we can solve for $w$.