Problema Solution

the perimeter of a football field is 1040 feet. The length of the field is 120 feet less than 3 times the width. what are the dimensions of the football field?

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'w' represent the width of the field in feet, then '3w-120' represents its length


perimeter = 2(length + width)


1040 = 2(w + 3w-120)

solving for 'w' we have w=160


3*160 - 120 = 360


the width of the field is 160 ft, its length is 360 ft