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Question 954898: A park is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers, what is the area of the park? Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the width of the park be x
Then the length is 4x.
Perimeter of the rectangle=2(length+width)
2(5x)=12.5 km
10x=12.5
x=1.25
Width of the park=1.25 km
Length of the park=5 km
Area of the park=5*1.25=6.25 square kilometres
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