SOLUTION: if a olympic swimming pool is twice as long as it is wide and ther perimeter is 150 meters then what are the lenght and width?

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Question 323551: if a olympic swimming pool is twice as long as it is wide and ther perimeter is 150 meters then what are the lenght and width?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let width be x
Length = 2x
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Perimeter = 2*(L+B)
150= 2(x+2x)
150=6x
x=150/6
x=25 meters width
Length = 2x = 50 meters