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The perimeter of a swimming pool is 154m. Its length is 2m more than twice its breadth. What are the length and the breadth of the pool?

A) Length: 60m, Breadth: 28m
B) Length: 50m, Breadth: 28m
C) Length: 56m, Breadth: 24m
D) Length: 58m, Breadth: 30m

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Final answer:

The length of the swimming pool is 52m and the breadth is 25m. Therefore, the length of the pool is 52m and the breadth of the pool is 25m.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's denote the breadth of the pool as 'b'.

According to the question, the length of the pool is '2m more than twice its breadth', which can be represented as '2b + 2'.

The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula P = 2(length + breadth).

Therefore, we can write the equation as 154 = 2((2b + 2) + b).

Simplifying the equation, we have 154 = 2(3b + 2), which further simplifies to 154 = 6b + 4.

Now, we can solve for 'b': 6b = 154 - 4, 6b = 150, b = 150/6, b = 25.

Substituting the value of 'b' back into the length equation, we have length = 2(25) + 2, length = 52.

Therefore, the length of the pool is 52m and the breadth of the pool is 25m.