Let the breadth of a rectangular field = x m.
Length = 2 × x – 8 = (2x – 8) m.
Perimeter of a field = 56 m.
∴ 2(l + b) = 56
l + b = 28
2x – 8 + x = 28
3x = 28 + 8 = 36
x = \(\frac{36}3\)
∴ x= 12
∴ Breadth = 12 m
Length = 2x – 8
= 2 × 12 – 8
= 24 – 8 = 16m.