A home is to be built on a rectangular plot of land with a perimeter of 800 feet. If the length is 2

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A home is to be built on a rectangular plot of land with a perimeter of 800 feet. If the length is 20 feet less than 3 times the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangular plot?

    Set up equations:
    (1) 2l + 2w = 800
    (2) l = 3w - 20

    Substitute (2) into (1)
    2(3w - 20) + 2w = 800
    6w - 40 + 2w = 800

    Group the w terms
    8w - 40 = 800

    Add 40 to each side
    8w = 840

    Divide each side by 8
    w = 105

    Substitute w = 105 into (2)
    l = 3(105) - 20
    l = 315 - 20
    l = 295
     

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