A rectangular parking lot has a length that is 15 yards greater than the width. The area of the parking lot is 450 square yards. Find the length and the width. Use the formula, are = length * width.

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yanasidlinskiy · Answer

15 yards greater than the width = x(x+15)
Is that to what it translates to?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Let Width = W
and Length = W + 15

|dw:1438833371504:dw|

If the area in total = 450

We have

$$\large Length \times Width = 450$$
$$\large (W+15) \times W = 450$$

Solve for 'w' and then solve for 'l'