SOLUTION: The area of a swimming pool is 3oo square feet. If the length is three times the width of the pool, what are the dimensions of the bottom of the pool?

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Question 324777: The area of a swimming pool is 3oo square feet. If the length is three times the width of the pool, what are the dimensions of the bottom of the pool?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle,
A=L%2AW=300
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L=3W
Substituting,
3W%2AW=300
W%5E2=100
highlight%28W=10%29ft
highlight%28L=30%29ft