1417.5 is the answer and this is a tricky question.
All you have to do is multiply both
Let the length equal x
Then the width would be 4x + 8 (8 feet more than 4 times the length)
Area = length x width:
5,472 = x * 4x+ 8
Simplify:
5472 = 4x^2 + 8x
Subtract 5472 from both sides:
4 x^2 + 8x - 5472 = 0
Use the quadratic formula to solve for x.
X = 36
Now you know the length is 36 feet
The width = 4(36) + 8 = 152 feet
Now find the perimeter: 152 + 152 + 36 + 36 = 376 feet.
The answer is B. 376
The answer is 73, simple math
It would last 13.5 weeks because you would make a proportion:
12/16 = x/18 and then cross multiply. You would get 216=16x, then you have to divide both sides by 16 to get x = 13.5
