Question 380528: The perimeter of a swimming pool is 91m. The width is 5m more than half the length of the pool. Find the length and width of the pool. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let length be x m
width = x/2 +5 m
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Perimeter = 2(l+w)
2*(x+x/2+5)= 91
2x+x+10=91
3x+10=91
-10
3x=91-10
3x=81
/3
x=27 m ... the length
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width = x/2 +5
=27/2 + 5
=13.5 +5
=18.5 m the width
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CHECK
2*(18.5+27)=91
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