Question

The length of a rectangular yard is 4 ft longer than its width w. The area of the yard is 525 ft^2.

What are the dimensions of the yard?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

@pandasurvive, what is the question asking?

Answer 4

Just for the dimensions of the yard.

Answer 5

Meaning what exactly?

Answer 6

How does one break down the description for "dimensions of a yard" in this case?

Answer 7

It doesnt say....

Answer 8

"What are the dimensions of the yard?" breaks down to two questions:
1. What is the length of the yard?
2. What is the width of the yard?

Answer 9

You figured out that we have to use the formula A = lw to answer the question. You also figured out

A = 525
l = w + 4
w = w

You even solved for w:
525 = (w + 4)(w)
525 = w^2 + 4w
0 = w^2 + 4w - 525
0 = (w - 21)(w + 25)

0 = w - 21
w = 21

In other words you found the width, but you forgot to find the length. Also, for every word problem, your final answer must be expressed as a complete sentence.

Answer 10

@pandasurvive

Answer 11

I never knew that last part.

Answer 12

Yes, and never forget it.

Answer 13

L=-25?

Answer 14

What does "The length of the yard is 4 ft longer than the width" mean to you?

Answer 15

That its not negative

Answer 16

25

Answer 17

Yes correct.

Answer 18

The width of the yard is 21 ft. The length of the yard (4 more than that) must be +25 ft.

Answer 19

Thanks

Answer 20

You're most welcome.