SOLUTION: A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. If the area is 1800 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 348373: A rectangle is twice as wide as it is long. If the area is 1800 square meters, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Answer by math10123(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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it is 600 times 300 because twice as much as 300 is 600 and 600 times 300 is 1800

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it's twice as long, it can be split into 2 squares of 900 sq m each
sqrt(900) = 30
30 by 60