SOLUTION: the length of a flag is twice the width. Find the width of a flag with an area of 1250 cm²

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Question 262670: the length of a flag is twice the width. Find the width of a flag with an area of 1250 cm²
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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the length of a flag is twice the width. Find the width of a flag with an area of 1250 cm²
let the width be x
length = 2x
Area = L*W
2x^2=1250
X^2=1250/2
X^2=625
X=25
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