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Question 951999: A certain gym floor has a perimeter of 286 feet. Its length is 47 feet greater than its width. Set up a system of two linear equations whose solution gives the length and width of the floor. Solve the system symbolically, graphically, and numerically.
X represents the length of the gym floor, and y represents the width of the court.
The linear equations I got were 2x+2y=286, x-y=47
Now I have to find the solution for this problem. The two answer choices are,
A. There are infinite solutions.
B. The solution of the system is __
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The earlier response gives you enough to start with:
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/Linear-equations.faq.question.951990.html
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