The area of a playground is 20 square yards. The length of the playground is 5 times longer than its width. Find the length and

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The area of a playground is 20 square yards. The length of the playground is 5 times longer than its width. Find the length and

width of the playground.
length = 1 yd, width = 20 yd
length = 2 yd, width = 10 yd
length = 10 yd, width = 2 yd
length = 20 yd, width = 1 y

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jok3333 [9.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-11T11:39:44+03:00

jok3333 [9.3K]3 years ago

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The answer is <span>length = 10 yd, width = 2 yd
proof
</span><span>The length of the playground is 5 times longer than its width, it means
l=5w, but 10= 2x5 so we can write l= 5w,
and Area = 20 =l x w = (5x2) x 2 =20</span>