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The length of a rectangular pool is 4 meters less than twice the width. If the pool's perimeter is 64 meters, what is the width?​

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this is best solved using algebra

let the width be 4x (since it is 4 times more the length)

let the length be x

the formula for perimeter is (l+b)2 let us sub these variables in our formula

(x + 4x)2 = 64

expand brackets

2x + 8x = 64

combine like terms

10x = 64

make x the subject

x = 64/10 = 6.4

the length is 6.4 m

now let's find the width, the width is 4 times more the length so we simply substitute our value we found for x in 4x

we get:

4(6.4) = 25.6

the length is 25.6m

let's check our answers to see if its correct

25.6 + 6.4 = 32

32 × 2 = 64

the answer is correct

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