Please help.The perimeter of a basketball court is 288 ft the width of the court is 44 ft less than the length.What are the dimensions of the court?

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Please help.The perimeter of a basketball court is 288 ft the width  of the court is 44 ft less than the length.What are the dimensions of the court?

anonymous · Answer

288=2x + 2(x-44)
The xs represent the length, and x-44 represents the widths. There are 2 of each because we are solving for perimeter.

So if we simplify this equation, we get 288=4x-88.
Add 88 to each side; 376=4x
Divide by 4; 94=x
So now we know that the length is 94. Subtract 44 and you get 50 as the width.