Question

A new community sports complex is being build in Madison. The perimeter of the rectangular playing field is 466 yards. The length of the field is 7 years less than quadruple the width. What are the dimensions of the playing field?

Answer 1

The dimensions of the field is 185 yards by 48 yards

Explanation:

Here, we are interested in calculating the dimensions of the field.

Let the width of the field be x yards

From the question, we are made to know that the length of the field is 7 yards less than quadruple ( 4 times) the width

So mathematically, the length of the field will be ;

(4x -7) yards

The perimeter of the field mathematically is:

2(l + b)

Thus;

2(x + 4x- 7) = 466

2(5x -7) = 466

divide both side by 2

5x - 7 = 466/2

5x - 7 = 233

5x = 233 + 7

5x = 240

x = 240/5

x = 48 yards

Length of field is; 4x -7 = 4(48) -7 = 192 - 7 = 185 yards