SOLUTION: length of hall is 12 m less than 10 times the width of the hall is 143 long what is the width

Question 1087404: length of hall is 12 m less than 10 times the width of the hall is 143 long what is the width
Found 3 solutions by ValorousDawn, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by ValorousDawn(53)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You first want to convert the words to an algebraic expression for ease. We can break this down bit by bit.
"Length of hall is"
We can conclude here that the expression is an equality; something equalling something else. For simplicity, we can call the length of the hall L. We then have the following:
L=
"12 m less"
In English, something being 12 m less than something else is smaller by 12m. 12m less means you subtract away 12 m.
"10 times the width of the hall"
Call the width of the hall W for simplicity. 10 times the width of the hall will thus be 10*143 m or 1430 m.
"12 m less than 10 times the width of the hall"
Recall from earlier, than if something is 12 m less, one subtracts away 12 m. Combining all of this gives:
L=1430 m - 12 m
Solving this gives you L=1418 m.
Therefore, the length of the hall is 1418 meters.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

length of hall is 12 m less than 10 times the width of the hall is 143 long what is the width

If it's what I think it says, then: Length = 10W - 12, with W being width
Substitute 143 for length, and you should get a width of:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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For me, this post is simply DEFECTIVE.

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