SOLUTION: A two-acre building lot is five times as long as it is wide. What are its dimensions?

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Question 341604: A two-acre building lot is five times as long as it is wide. What are its dimensions?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 acre = 43560 sq. ft.
2 acre = 87120 sq.ft.
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let width be x
length = 5x
Area = L*W
A=5x*x
A= 5x^2
5x^2=87120
x^2=17424
x= 132 feet the width
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length = 5x
=5*132
=660 feet the length