SOLUTION: The perimeter of a playing court is 126 feet. After a​ game, a​ player's coach estimates that the athlete has run a total of 529 ​feet, which is equivalent to nin

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Question 1096843: The perimeter of a playing court is 126 feet. After a​ game, a​ player's coach estimates that the athlete has run a total of 529 ​feet, which is equivalent to nine times the​ court's length plus seven times its width. What are the dimensions of the playing​ court?
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Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let w and l be the length and the width of the court, respectively. Then:
2w+2l=129
7w+9l=529
Solve for w and l
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Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a playing court is 126 feet. After a​ game, a​ player's coach estimates that the athlete has run a total of 529 ​feet, which is equivalent to nine times the​ court's length plus seven times its width. What are the dimensions of the playing​ court?
System of equations that's formed: L + W = 63 ------- eq (i)

                                   9L + 7W = 529 ---- eq (ii)

After solving you should get: 

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