SOLUTION: A RECTANGULAR CHALK BOARD IS 3 TIMES AS LONG AS IT IS WIDE. iF IT WERE 3 METRES SHORTER AND 3 METRES WIDER, IT WOULD BE A SQUARE. wHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CHALK BOARD?

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Question 74301: A RECTANGULAR CHALK BOARD IS 3 TIMES AS LONG AS IT IS WIDE. iF IT WERE 3 METRES SHORTER AND 3 METRES WIDER, IT WOULD BE A SQUARE. wHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CHALK BOARD?
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Call the width x
The length will then be 3x
It is given that x+%2B+3+=+3x+-+3
2x+=+6
x+=+3
The sides are width = 3, length = 9