Question

A rectangular parking lot has a perimeter of 232 feet. the length of the parking lot is 36 feet less then the width. find the length and width.

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Answer 1

Length: 40 Width: 76

Explanation:

W is width, and L is length.

We know that the length is 36 less than the width, so L = w - 36. Two times the width plus two times the length equals the perimeter, so set up the equation for the perimeter as:

232 = 2w + 2(w-36)

Now solve for w:

232 = 2w + 2w - 72

304 = 4w

w = 76

we now know that the width is 76, so solve for the length:

L= 76-36

L = 40