You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rectangular plot has benn fenced with 300m long wire. Find the lenght and width of the plot if the length is twice its width?
1- Let x=width. If the length is twice the width, then the length must be 2 times x.
2- The formula for perimeter says that the perimeter is equal to 2 times the length plus 2 times the width. Therefore, 300 = 2(2x)+2(x).
3- Combine like terms.
300 = 4x + 2x
300 = 6x
4- Divide both sides by 6.
300/6 = 6x/6
50 = x
5- The width is 50 m.
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