Question

The bottom of a rectangular swimming pool has a perimeter of 62 meters. Its area is 220 square meters. What are the dimensions of the pool?

_____meters by ____ meters
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Answer 1

Half the perimeter is the length + the width

62/2 = 31

Area = length x width

16 + 15 = 31, 15 x 16 = 240

17 + 14 = 31, 17 x 14 = 238

20 + 11 = 31, 20 x 11 = 220

Answer: 20 meters x 11 meters