The Goode family built a rectangular swimming pool in their backyard. The floor of the pool has an area of #485 5/8# square feet. If the width of the pool is #18 1/2# feet, what is the length of the pool?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T11:45:33

Length of the pool is # 26 1/4# ft.

Area of rectangle of length #(x)# and width#(y)# is

#A=x*y ; A= 485 5/8= 3885/8# sq.ft ,#y=18 1/2= 37/2# ft

#:. x=A/y or x= (3885/8)-:(37/2) or x=3885/8*2/37# or

#x=105/4 =26 1/4# ft.

Length of the pool is # 26 1/4# ft. [Ans]