SOLUTION: A farmer wants to fence a pasture for his sheep. The perimeter of the field is 340 meters. the lenght of the field is 2 meters more that twice of the width. What are the dimensions
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Question 70137: A farmer wants to fence a pasture for his sheep. The perimeter of the field is 340 meters. the lenght of the field is 2 meters more that twice of the width. What are the dimensions of the pasture?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2w+2(2w+2)=340
2w+4w+4=340
6w=340-4
6w=336
w=336/6
w=56 meters for the width. thus
l=2*56+2
l=112+2
l=114 meters for the length
proof
2*56+2*114=340
112+228=340
340=340
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