Lebron measured a basketball court and found that the width of the court was 4ft more than half the length. If the perimeter was 288 ft, was was the length and the width of the basketball court?

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Does eveeryone agree

anonymous · Answer

one length would be 2L
one width would be L+4
perimeter is 2L +2W
so 2*2L + 2(L+4)
288 = 6L+4
solve for L

anonymous · Answer

What is the perimeter of a rectrangle

anonymous · Answer

(L = a half court length in my example)