SOLUTION: A rectangular lawn has a length of 6 m and a width that is twice its length. What is the area of the lawn?
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Question 579340: A rectangular lawn has a length of 6 m and a width that is twice its length. What is the area of the lawn?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the width is twice the length, then the width is 2*6 = 12 meters. So L = 6, W = 12. Use these values to find the area A:
A = LW
A = 6*12
A = 72
So the area of the lawn is 72 square meters.
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