SOLUTION: a rectangle table is three times as long as it is wide. if the area is 108ft^2. fine the length and the width of the table

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Question 364379: a rectangle table is three times as long as it is wide. if the area is 108ft^2. fine the length and the width of the table
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let width be w
length = 3w
...
Area = L*W
3w*w=108
3w^2=108
/3
w^2=36
square root
w= 6 feet the width
length = 3*6=18 feet
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