SOLUTION: A rag rug is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 210 ft. The length is 4 times as long as 4 times as long as the width. Find the length and the width

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Question 1111438: A rag rug is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 210 ft. The length is 4 times as long as 4 times as long as the width. Find the length and the width
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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length is 4 times as long as 4 times as long as the width.
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That means, for w width, length is 4%284%2Aw%29=16w.
Given the perimeter, 2%2A16w%2B2w=210.

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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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