SOLUTION: the width of basketball court is one third of its length the width of the basketball court is 18 feet what is the length of the court

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Question 1063182: the width of basketball court is one third of its length the width of the basketball court is 18 feet what is the length of the court
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, addingup:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+W+=+%281%2F3%29%2AL+
+W+=+18+ ft
+18+=+%281%2F3%29%2AL+
+L+=+3%2A18+
+L+=+54+ ft
The length is 54 ft

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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18 feet is 1/3 of x so:
1/3x = 18 divide both sides by 1/3 and you get:
x = 18*3/1 = 54