Question

The perimeter of a rectangular park is 500 feet. The length of the park is 10 feet longer than the width. Find the length of the park. What is the length of the​ park?

Answer 1

130 ft

Explanation:

Let x = width of the park.

Then the length = x + 10

The perimeter is 2 lengths and 2 widths added together. The perimeter is 500 ft.

x + 10 + x + 10 + x + x = 500

4x + 20 = 500

4x = 480

x = 120

x + 10 = 130

The length of the park is 130 ft.