SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular lot is 50 feet more than the width. If the perimeter is 500 feet, then what are the lkength and width

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Question 150079: The length of a rectangular lot is 50 feet more than the width. If the perimeter is 500 feet, then what are the lkength and width
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = W + 50
P = 2L + 2W
P = 2(W+50) + 2W
500 = 2W + 100 + 2W
400 = 4W
100 = W
L = 100+ 50 = 150
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