SOLUTION: The sum of two adjacent sides of rectangular grass plot is 100 yards and its area is 2400 sq.yards.Find its length and breadth?

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Question 1104257: The sum of two adjacent sides of rectangular grass plot is 100 yards and its area is 2400 sq.yards.Find its length and breadth?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dimensions x and y


60 and 40 yards each
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You can try substitution of a variable and solve a quadratic equation.

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