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The perimeter of

the rectangular playground shown
below is 160 feet. What is the area of the
playground?

The perimeter of the rectangular playground shown below is 160 feet. What is the area-example-1
User Billschen
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Known :

Perimeter = 160 ft

length = 50 ft

Asked :

Area = ...?

Answer :

Find the width first :

Perimeter = 2 (length + width)

160 = 2 (50 + width)

width = (160 ÷ 2) - 50

width = 80 - 50

width = 30 ft

Now, let's find the Area :

Area = length × width

= 50 × 30

= 1.500 ft²

So, the area of the playground is 1.500 ft²

Hope it helpful and useful :)

User PlasmaHH
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2,500 feet is the answer to your question. hope this helped
User Kagawa
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