document.write( "Question 317459: I have been working on this and can't seem to get the answer can you help? A rectangular table is four times as long as it is wide. The area of the table is 100ft^2. I can only get so far with it and keep getting the answer wrong. Can you show me how to do it so I can see where I am messing up. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #227326 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is,
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"A=L%2AW=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Four times long as wide\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"L=4W\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq.2 in eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"L%2AW=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284W%29W=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4W%5E2=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for W, then go back and solve for L using either equation.
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );