A = l x w
so you know that the length is 3m longer than the width, so you could use a formula to represent that
w = l + 3
you then substitute the second equation into the first to solve for l
70 = l x (l +3)
70 = l^2 + 3l
you could then rearrange the formula and solve for l using the quadratic formula
0 = l^2 + 3l - 70
l = -3 +- (square root (3)^2 - 4(1)(70)) / 2(1)
l = -3 +- (square root 9 + 280) / 2
l = -3 +- (square root 289) / 2
l = -3 +- 17 / 2
then you solve for the two seperate roots
l = -3 + 17 /2
l = 14 / 2
l = 7
or
l = -3 - 17 / 2
l = -20 / 2
l = -10
since a length cannot be negative, this root is not viable. therefore l = 7
to solve for w you would use
w = l + 3
w = 7 + 3
w = 10
hope this helps! if you did not understand a step or concept please let me know!
The second option is true: 3/6= 4/8
<span>Let x = the miles Jeanie ran
y = the miles Jeanie biked
T = 2 hours total time for the duathlon
v1 = 8.5 mph Jeanie's running speed and
v2 = 16 mph Jeanie's biking speed
But T = Jean's time she ran t1 + time she biked t2 I. e t1 + t2 = 2
So we have average speed v2 when she biked = distance (y) / time (t2)
Distance y = v2 * t2 = 16 * t2 and distance when she ran x = 8.5 * t1
Since she covered 27 miles while running and biking we have
x + y = 27
8.5t1 + 16t2 =27 ------(1)
t1 + t2 = 2 --------------(2)
The simultaneous equation gives us
t1 = 2/3 and t2 which is time she biked = 4/3
So 4/3 = 1 1/3. Which is 1 hour 20 minutes</span>
60,000 is divisible by both 4 and 6
The correct answer choice is 4
