SOLUTION: A rectangular table is two times as long a it is wide. If the area is 72 ft^2, what is the length and the width of the table?
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Question 464192: A rectangular table is two times as long a it is wide. If the area is 72 ft^2, what is the length and the width of the table? Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 72 is equal to 6*12,so we know the length is 12 ft and the width is 6 ft. Or, we could let L = 2x, W = x, and 2x^2 = 72, x = 6. Either way works.
