A rectangular table is three times as long as it is wide. lf the area is 75 ft2, find the length and the width of the table?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-27T13:03:54

Let the width be #x# and the length be #3x#.

#A = l xx w#

#75 = x(3x)#

#75 = 3x^2#

#25 = x^2#

#x= 5#

So, the width is #5# feet and the length is #15# feet.

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