SOLUTION: A rectangle is six times as long as it is wide. If the area is 294 ft squared, what is length and width of the table?

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Question 361500: A rectangle is six times as long as it is wide. If the area is 294 ft squared, what is length and width of the table?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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W=6L
LW=AREA
L(6L)=294
6L^2=294
L^2=294/6
L^2=49
L=SQRT49
L=9 ANS.
W=6*7=42 ANS.
PROOF:
42*9=294
294=294