SOLUTION: The width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. If the perimeter is 700 meters, then what are the length and width?
Algebra.Com
Question 360316: The width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. If the perimeter is 700 meters, then what are the length and width?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. If the perimeter is 700 meters, then what are the length and width?
...
let length =x
width = 3x/4
perimeter = 2*(L+W)
2*(x+3x/4)=700
/2
7x/4 = 350
multiply by 4
7x=350*4
7x=1400
x= 200m the length
width = 3/4*200
=150m
...
m.ananth@hotmail.ca
RELATED QUESTIONS
The width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. If the perimeter is 700 meters, then (answered by mananth)
the width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. if the perimeter is 700 meter, then... (answered by EMStelley)
The width of a rectangular lot is 75% of its length. If the perimeter is 1050 meters,... (answered by tutorcecilia)
Rectangular lot:
The length of a rectangular lot is 50 feet more than the width. If the... (answered by tutor_paul)
The width of a rectangular lot is 20% of the length. If the perimeter is 192ft, then what (answered by solver91311,MrCrump)
The length of a rectangular building lot is twice its width. If the perimeter is 240... (answered by askmemath)
the length of a rectangular parking lot is 10 meters less than twice its width,and the... (answered by chriswen)
the length of a rectangular parking lot is 8 meters less than twice its width. and the... (answered by Sarpi)
The length of a rectangular parking lot is 4 meters less than twice its width, and the... (answered by algebrahouse.com)