SOLUTION: One side of a rectangular lot is four times longer than the other. It's perimeter fence is 70 meters long. Find the lenght and width of the lot.

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Question 632289: One side of a rectangular lot is four times longer than the other. It's perimeter fence is 70 meters long. Find the lenght and width of the lot.
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x - the width
Then 4x - the length
The perimeter of a rectangular is P=2%28w%2Bl%29, where w is the width, l is the length of a rectangular
The equation
70=2%28x%2B4x%29
2%2A5x=70
10x=70
x=7 meters is the width of a rectangular
4x=4%2A7=28meters is the length of a rectangular