Question 242960: The length of a rectangle field is twice its width. Find the length and width of the field if the perimeter of the field is 240 meters. Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
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Let's represent the width as x and the length as 2x. From this we can set up an equation:
x + x +2x +2x = 240 Combine like terms will give us:
6x = 240 Divide 6 into both sides will be:
x = 40 Now we know the width is 40 meters and the length is 80 meters. Check this out by adding to see if it comes to 240 meters.
RJ Toftness
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