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A new Neighborhood Activity Complex is being built in Safe Harbor. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 486 yards. The length of the field is 2 yards less than quadruple the width. What are the dimensions of the playing field

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Answer:

the two lengths= 194 each side

teh two widths= 49 on each side

194+194+49+49= 486

Explanation:

486= 2l+2w

l=4w-2

486-2w=2l -divide that by 2

243-w=l

243-w=4w-2

245=5w -divide that by 5

49=w

l=4(49)-2

l=194

w=49

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