SOLUTION: How do I figure out this word problem, showing a bar model. A park is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers, what is the area of the

Question 802572: How do I figure out this word problem, showing a bar model.
A park is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers, what is the area of the park?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is "bar model"?

The exercise is a common rectangle problem. Let L = length and let w = width.
Translating the description gives , and .

Substitute for L, since you have a formula for it from the description.
, and solve for w first.

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