Question

Basketball court has a perimeter of 278 feet the basketball court is 38 feet longer than it is wide find the length and the width of the garden justify your answer

Answer 1

`w = 50.5`

`l = 88.5`

EXPLANATION

The basketball court has a rectangular shape.

The perimeter of this court is calculated using the formula

`P=2(l + w)`

It is given that,the court has a perimeter of 278ft. Let the width of the court be 'w' units, then the length is "w+38"

The perimeter then becomes:

`2(w + 38+ w) = 278`

`2w + 38= 139`

`2w = 139 - 38`

`2w = 101`

`w = 50.5`

`l = 50.5 + 38 = 88.5`

Check

`P = 2(88.5 + 50.5)`

`P = 2(139) = 278`