SOLUTION: A new Neighborhood Activity Complex is being built in Oak Valley. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 286 yards. The length of the field is 4 yards less than double t

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Question 1178540: A new Neighborhood Activity Complex is being built in Oak Valley. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 286 yards. The length of the field is 4 yards less than double the width. What are the dimensions of the playing field?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=2L+2W=286 yards
so L+W=143 yards
L=2W-4
so 2W-4+W=143
3W=147
Width=49 yards
Length is 94 yards