Question

Solve the following word problem

The width of a rectangular parking lot is 20 meters less than the length. The perimeter is 200
meters. Find the length and the width.

Answer 1

Length=60 meters, width=40 meters.

Explanation:

If the perimeter of the rectangular is 200 that means length*width=100. So we take 50 and add 10 and subtract 10. So the width is 40 and the length is 60