SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectanglar playground is 40 yards. It is 1.5 yards longer than it is wide. What is the area of the playground?
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Question 415969: The perimeter of a rectanglar playground is 40 yards. It is 1.5 yards longer than it is wide. What is the area of the playground?
Answer by praseenakos@yahoo.com(507) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width = x yards
==> length = x + 1.5 yards
Perimeter = 40 yards
==> 2(length + width) = 40
==> 2( x + 1.5 + x ) = 40
==> 2( 2x + 1.5 ) = 40
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so the width is 9.25 yards
and length is 7. 75 yards
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