Question

Damian has 74 m of fencing to build a four-sided fence around a

rectangular plot of land. The area of the land is 342 square meters.
Solve for the dimensions (length and width) of the field.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the length be l and the width be y. We have the following:

l + w = 37

lw = 342

From here, we can find the factor pairs of 342, and see which pair has a sum of 37. Our desired pair is 18 & 19, so the dimensions of the field are 18 by 19 feet.