The length of a football field is 67 yards greater than the width. The perimeter of the field is 346 yards. Find the length and width of the football field.

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anonymous · Answer

L=212/4
L=53 YDS. IS THE LENGTH.
W=53+67=120 YDS. FOR THE WIDTH.
PROOF:
2*53+2*120=346
106+240=346
346=346

anonymous · Answer

Thnx sooo much sammie

anonymous · Answer

This is a bit of an algebra problem. First it's easiest to draw a picture: |dw:1363817772592:dw| We know the perimetre is 346, this means that $$2a+2b=346$$but we are also told that the length is 67 yards longer than the width, so we get $$b=a+67$$ Now we can substitute this into the first equation we got. $$2a+2(a+67)=346$$$$2a + 2a + 134=346$$$$4a=212$$$$a=53$$ Now we have a, we can go back and get b from our expression. $$b=53+67$$$$b=120$$So our final answer is that a=53, b=120.