A seed company planted a floral mosaic of a national flag. The perimeter of the flag is 420 feet. What is the flag's length and width if the length is 110 feet greater than the width?
1 Answer
Jan 7, 2016
Length = 50 feet
Width = 160 feet
Explanation:
I'm assuming the flagpole is not included in this question.
The length compared to the width is:
The formula for perimeter:
Sub the first equation into the second.
Now you can solve for
Sub the found length into the first equation to find the length.
Therefore the flag is 50 feet long and 160 feet wide.