SOLUTION: An eight-acre building lot is five times as long as it is wide. What are its dimensions? [Note: 1 acre = 43,560 ft2.]

Question 659457: An eight-acre building lot is five times as long as it is wide. What are its dimensions? [Note: 1 acre = 43,560 ft2.]

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An eight-acre building lot is five times as long as it is wide. What are its dimensions? [Note: 1 acre = 43,560 ft2.]
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Equations:
length = 5*width
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LW = 43,560
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Substitute for "L" and solve for "W":
5W^2 = 43,560
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W^2 = 8712
W = 93 1/3 ft (width)
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L = 93 1/3 ft (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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