Question

The perimeter of a rectangular park is 300 feet. The length of the park is 50 feet longer than the width.

Find the length of the park. What is the length of the park?
feet?​

Answer 1

85 feet

Explanation:

P=2L+2W where L is the length and W is the width. If the length is 50 feet longer than the width, we can write the expression L=50+W. Substituting into P=2L+2W we get P=2(50+W)+2W=100+2W+2W=100+4W. Since P=300, we can say 300=100+4W. Subtracting 100 from each side we get 200=4W. Dividing each side by 4 gives 50=W. Substituting this into L=50+W gives L=50+35=85. The length is 85 feet.