SOLUTION: a pool in the shape of parallelogram has a perimeter of 30 feet the length is 3 more than the width what are dimension of the pool

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Question 610871: a pool in the shape of parallelogram has a perimeter of 30 feet the length is 3 more than the width what are dimension of the pool
Answer by radh(108) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the perimeter of a parallelogram, we use this formula: 2w%2B2l=p. Let's map out our information mathematically:
...has a perimeter of 30 feet (=30). The length is 3 more than the width (w+3).
Let's plug these into our equation: 2w%2B2%28w%2B3%29=30
Let's simplify that: simplify_cartoon%28+2%2Aw%2B2%2A%28w%2B3%29=30+%29.
We now know that w=6. Let's plug that back into our original equation:
2%286%29%2B2%286%2B3%29=30. Let's simplify that into: 2%286%29%2B2%289%29=30.
We now know that the width is 6 and the length is 9. :)