Question

Question #6d22b

Answer 1

`26 times 34` feet

Explanation:

Turn the words you're given into simpler maths terms.

Perimeter = width + length + width + length; or `2W+2L`

`:. "P"= 2W +2L=120`

Length is 8ft more than the width: `L=W+8`

Now substitute into the equation for P to find one variable:

`120=2W + 2(W+8)`
`120= 2W +2W +16`
`104=4W`
`W=26`ft

Sub this value for width back into `L+W+8` to find L:

`L=26+8`
`=34`ft