SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 700 yards. Find the length and width of the rectangle if the length is 50 yards more than the width?

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Question 750275: the perimeter of a rectangle is 700 yards. Find the length and width of the rectangle if the length is 50 yards more than the width?
Answer by kibauu(44) About Me  (Show Source):
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length=l
width=w
perimeter of rectangle=2(l+w)
l=w+50
700 yards=2((w+50)+w)
700=2.(2w+50)
700=4w+100
that's easy now to find w and also l
Cheers