SOLUTION: A rectangular pond is 8 ft longer than its width. A walkway 2 ft wide is around the pond. The area covered by the pond and walkway is 160ft greater than the area covered by the p

Question 20554: A rectangular pond is 8 ft longer than its width. A walkway 2 ft wide is around the pond. The area covered by the pond and walkway is 160ft greater than the area covered by the pond. What are the dimensions of the pond.
Found 2 solutions by Paul, PRIYA123456:
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16+2x+2x=160+x+x
16+4x=160+2x
4x=144+2x
4x-2x=144+2x-2x
2x=144

x=72. 72+8=80 Hence the dimensions are 72ft and 80ft.
Answer by PRIYA123456(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pond --> b * [b+8]
Pond + walkway --> (b+4) * (b+12)
now , [ (b+4) * (b+12) - b* (b+8) ] = 160 ---> b = 14
so Pond = 14 * 22
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