SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular floor is 200 feet. Find the dimensions of the floor if the length is three times the width.

SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular floor is 200 feet. Find the dimensions of the floor if the length is three times the width.

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Question 1084392: The perimeter of a rectangular floor is 200 feet. Find the dimensions of the floor if the length is three times the width.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x + 3x + x + 3x = 200,   or


8x = 200,


x =  = 25 feet is the width.


Hence, the length is 3*25 = 75 feet.

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