Question 557280
If you let L and W be the length and width then we have


LW = 50


2L + 2W = 54 --> L + W = 27


You could guess and check to obtain L = 25, W = 2. The surefire method is to let L = 27 - W, then substitute into the first equation to get (27-W)(W) = 50, then solve for W and L.