SOLUTION: A land speculator asks your company to give the square meters, the length, and the width measurement in a rectangular plot that has a 240,000 meter perimeter and the length is five

Question 814192: A land speculator asks your company to give the square meters, the length, and the width measurement in a rectangular plot that has a 240,000 meter perimeter and the length is five times as long as the width is wide. They also asks for you to offer a rough drawing of the land with the dimensions on it.
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p = 2L + 2w = 240000
L = 5w
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2L + 2w = 240000
2(5w) + 2w = 240000
10w + 2w = 240000
12w = 240000
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Answer:
w = 20000
L = 100000
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