So we have lengths a and b and are given:
2a+2b = 66 => a+b = 33 => a= 33-b
a*b = 272
plug in one into the other:
(33-b)b = 272 => -b^2 +33b - 272 = 0
Can be factored as (b-16)(b-17) = 0, if you don't "see" this immediately, use the well known abc formula to find b.
So a=16 and b=17 or vice versa.
Answer:
3,327.9
Step-by-step explanation:
now: 1996.67
original: 3,327.9
1996.67/.6 = 3,327.9
Page from ready workbook, it’s about rational numbers
2.4 ÷ 8= 0.3
The decimal stays the same.
Hoped this helped.
~Bob Ross®
