SOLUTION: Kayla designed a rectangular patio that was 3 times as long as it was wide and had a perimeter of 160 feet. What was the area of the patio?

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Question 702353: Kayla designed a rectangular patio that was 3 times as long as it was wide and had a perimeter of 160 feet. What was the area of the patio?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the width. Then must represent the length. Since for any rectangle, you can write:



Solve for . Then since the area is given by the length times the width, calculate

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