SOLUTION: A construction has 152 bricks that are 1 foot long each and wants to enclose a rectangle. If the length is 50 feet more than the width, find the width and length of the rectangle.

Question 348659: A construction has 152 bricks that are 1 foot long each and wants to enclose a rectangle. If the length is 50 feet more than the width, find the width and length of the rectangle.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's have x represent the width. Now we can set up an equation as:
2x+2(x+50)=152
Following me? Now combine like terms and subtract 100 from both sides to get:
4x=52
Divide each side by 4 to get:
x=13
So the width is 13 bricks and length is 63 bricks or feet.
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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