SOLUTION: The perimeter of a floor is 40 feet and its area is 96 square feet. Find its length and width.
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Question 321872: The perimeter of a floor is 40 feet and its area is 96 square feet. Find its length and width.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let length be x and width be y
Perimeter = 40
2x+2y=40
2(x+y)=40
x+y=20
x+y=20
xy=96
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factors of 96 are 2*2*2*2*2*3
The dimensions are 2*2*3 * 2*2*2
12 by 8 feet
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