Question

A rectangular parking lot has a perimeter of 88 meters. The length of the parking lot is three times the width. Find the length and the width.

Answer 1

Length = 33 m

Width = 11 m

Explanation:

l = 3w

2l + 2w = 88

l + w =44

Subsitiute for l

3w + w = 44

4w = 44

w = 11

l = 3(11)

l = 33