SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular piece of land is 60 yards more than two times its width. The perimeter is 540 yards.Find the dimensions?

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Question 342334: The length of a rectangular piece of land is 60 yards more than two times its width. The perimeter is 540 yards.Find the dimensions?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=6%2B2W
The perimeter of a rectangle is,
P=2L%2B2W=540
L%2BW=270
Substituting from the first equation,
6%2B2W%2BW=270
6%2B3W=270
3W=264
highlight%28W=88%29 yds.
Then from the first equation,
L=6%2B2%2888%29
L=6%2B176
highlight%28L=182%29 yds.