The largest swimming pool in the world is in Casablanca. With a perimeter of 1110 meters this rectangular shaped pool is 30 meters longer than 6 times its width. How many meters wide is it?

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anonymous · Answer

aw this was the wrong question to ask.

anonymous · Answer

Starting off with a good picture can make all the difference in these sorts of problems. Let w=width. Then:
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Use that equation to solve for w.

anonymous · Answer

how do you figure this out