SOLUTION: The length of a new room that you are going to live in is 9.2 times bigger than its width. If the perimeter cannot be more than 115' what are the dimensions of the room?
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Question 897489: The length of a new room that you are going to live in is 9.2 times bigger than its width. If the perimeter cannot be more than 115' what are the dimensions of the room?
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Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let w be the width of the room and l be the length, we are given that
l = 9.2 * w
the perimeter = 2*l + 2*w
115 = 2*(9.2*w) + 2*w
115 = 18.4w + 2w
20.4w = 115
w = 115 / 20.4 = 5.637254902 approx 5.64 feet
l = 9.2 * 5.64 = 51.888 approx 51.89 feet
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