SOLUTION: the perimeter of a lot is 190 m. the length os four times the width. find the length and the width?

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Question 194794: the perimeter of a lot is 190 m. the length os four times the width. find the length and the width?
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Let x represent the width. Then 4x represents the length. The perimeter of a rectangle is two times the width plus two times the length:



Solve for x to get the width, multiply that by 4 to get the length.

John