Question

The perimeter of a rectangle field is 306 yards. If the width of the field is 59 yards, what is its length?

Answer 1

For the perimeter of a rectangle, the formula is;

`\text{Per}=2(l+w)`

In this instance, the perimeter is 306 yards while the width is 59 yards. Substituting the given values we would have;

`\begin{gathered} 306=2(l+59) \\ 306=2l+118 \\ \text{Subtract 118 from both sides;} \\ 188=2l \\ We\text{ now divide both sides by 2} \\ (188)/(2)=(2l)/(2) \\ 94=l \end{gathered}`

ANSWER:

The length of the rectangular field is 94 yards