SOLUTION: The length of the foundation of a rectangular house is to be 5 meters more than its width. Find the length of the house if the perimeter must be 70 meters.
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Question 398264: The length of the foundation of a rectangular house is to be 5 meters more than its width. Find the length of the house if the perimeter must be 70 meters.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose the width is W and the length is W+5. Then,
2(W + (W+5)) = 70
W + (W+5) = 35
2W + 5 = 35 --> W = 15, L = W+5 = 20 meters
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