SOLUTION: A rectangular field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 450 yards, then what is the width of the field.

Algebra ->  Rectangles -> SOLUTION: A rectangular field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 450 yards, then what is the width of the field.       Log On


   

Question 269682: A rectangular field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 450 yards, then what is the width of the field.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangular field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 450 yards, then what is the width of the field.
let the width be x
length =2x
2*2x+2*x=450
6x=450
x=450/6
x=75 yards
length = 150 yards