SOLUTION: if a pool has a perimeter of 150 but its twice as long as it is wide whats the equation

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Question 705538: if a pool has a perimeter of 150 but its twice as long as it is wide whats the equation
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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if a pool has a perimeter of 150
2L + 2W = 150
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its twice as long as it is wide
L = 2W
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Replace L with 2W, in the perimeter equation
2(2W) + 2W = 150
4W + 2W = 150
6W = 150
You can find W, then find L