SOLUTION: I built a swimming pool that has an area of 540 square yards. The length is 1 2/3 times the amount of the width. What could be the dimensions of the pool?
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Question 963081: I built a swimming pool that has an area of 540 square yards. The length is 1 2/3 times the amount of the width. What could be the dimensions of the pool?
Answer by justlikemath(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given: area=540sq.yd ;
substitute values
i changed the mixed fraction to improper so that it would be easy to multiply and divide
multiply both sides by 3 so that 3 in the denominator would be eliminated
divide both sides by 5 so that 5 would be eliminated and w^2 would remain
square both sides so that only w would remain
we already have the width=18
substitute to formula
therefore 30yards x 18yards is the dimension of the swimming pool
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