SOLUTION: The foundation of a rectangular building has a length four times the width and it has a perimeter of 360 feet. find the dimensions of the building. I got for an answer w=90 and th

Question 233820: The foundation of a rectangular building has a length four times the width and it has a perimeter of 360 feet. find the dimensions of the building.
I got for an answer w=90 and the length is 360 but I am not sure if it is right.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The foundation of a rectangular building has a length four times the width and it has a perimeter of 360 feet. find the dimensions of the building.
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Let the width be "w":
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Then length = "4w".
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
360 = 2(4w+w)
Divide both sides by 2 to get:
180 = 5w
w = 36 feet (width)
length = 4w = 144 feet (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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