A rectangle field is five times as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 288 yards, what are the field's dimensio

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PtichkaEL [24]

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A rectangle field is five times as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the field is 288 yards, what are the field's dimensio

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mr_godi [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-04T02:31:17+03:00

mr_godi [17]3 years ago

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$x + x + 5x + 5x = 288 \\ 12x = 288 \\ x = 24$

Width = 24 yards
Length = 24 x 5 = 120 yards

Area =
$24 \times 120 = 2880 \: sq. \: yrds$

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