Problema Solution

The length of a pool is four more than its width. If the perimeter is 40, what is the width?

Answer provided by our tutors

let the width be x

Length is 4 more than width i.e. x+4

Perimeter is 40

 

Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(x + x+4) = 2(2x + 4) = 4x + 8

 

4x + 8 = 40

4x = 32

x = 8

 

Width = 8cm