Question

The perimeter of a college athletic field is 100 meters and the length is 16 m more than the width. Find the length and the width.

Answer 1

P=100
L=16+w
W=w
so we know that Perimeter is all the sides added so 2l+2w
so 100=(2(16+w))+(2(w))
100=32+2w+2w
100=32+4w
68=4w
w=17
so L=16+w therefore L=16+17 L=33
so L=33 and W=17