Question

Question #29f58

Answer 1

The width of the plot is `187.5 ft`
The length is `562.5 ft`

Explanation:

if you were to walk around this plot of land, you would need to walk the following distances:

`1xxw`, the width of the first short side,
`3xxw`, the length of the first long side,
`1xxw`, the width of the 2nd short side,
`3xxw`, the length of the 2nd long side.

And then you are back to add up all the distances:

`1w+3w+1w+3w=8w`, which we are told is `1500 ft`

So, `8w=1500ft`

`w=(1500ft)/8=187.5ft` for the width

and `3w=3(187.5ft)=562.5ft`, which is the length.

And if you add up all those distances you walked above,

`1w+3w+1w+3w=187.5+562.5+187.5+562.5 =1500`

`1500=1500` to check.