SOLUTION: A roll of carpet 9 ft wide is 30 ft longer than a roll of carpet 15 ft wide. Both rolls have the same area. Make a sketch of the unrolled carpets and find the dimensions of each.

Question 658204: A roll of carpet 9 ft wide is 30 ft longer than a roll of carpet 15 ft wide. Both rolls have the same area. Make a sketch of the unrolled carpets and find the dimensions of each.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length of the 15' wide carpet
given:
= the width of the 9' wide carpet
Area for each is length x width, so

The carpets are
15 x 45
and
9 x 75
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check:

OK

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