SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. What is the width if the area is 147 square feet?

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Question 123765: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. What is the width if the area is 147 square feet?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=3W
(3W)W=147
3W^2=147
W^2=49
W=SQRT49
W=7 ANSWER.
PROOF
3*7*7
147=147