Rectangular garden

The perimeter of Peter's rectangular garden is 98 meters. The width of the garden is 60% shorter than its length.
Find the dimensions of the rectangular garden in meters.
Find the garden area in square meters.

Correct result:

a =  35 m
b =  14 m
S =  490 m2

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