Question

A billiards table is twice as long as it is wide . If the perimeter of a billiards table is 24 feet , what is the length and width of the table ?

Answer 1

Length=8 Width=4

Explanation:

Step 1- make an equation. The equation for perimeter is usually 2l+2w=P, but since the length is twice as long, we'll 2l x 2 =4l. So our equation is

4l + 2w = 24. note that 8+16 = 24

Step 2- Since 16 is 8 x 2, we know that the length is 16 and width is 8. We divide both those numbers because there is 2 lengths and 2 widths.