Divide the numerator and denominator by 5 and get 1/12
so 5/60 simplified is 1/12
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-3(1+6x) = 14 - x
-3 -18x = 14 -x
-18x +x = 14 + 3
-17x = 17
x = -17/17
x = -1
Therefore x is equal to -1.
50 meters
Explanation
you can easily solve this by using a rule of three.
Step 1
Let

x represents the length of the actual lawn
then

the proportion is the same, so
Step 2

so, the length is 50 meters