SOLUTION: The plans for a rectangluar deck call for the width to be 10 feet less than the length. Sam wants the deck to have an overall perimeter of 64 feet. What should the length of the de
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Question 294918: The plans for a rectangluar deck call for the width to be 10 feet less than the length. Sam wants the deck to have an overall perimeter of 64 feet. What should the length of the deck be?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
W=L-10
P=2L+2W
64=2L+2(L-10)
64=2L+2L-20
64=4L-20
4L=64+20
4L=84
L=84/4
L=21 FT.
W=21-10
W=11 ANS.
PROOF:
64=2*21+2*11
64=42+22
64=64
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