Question

a pool in the shape of a rectangle has a perimeter of 80 feet. the pool is 8 feet less wide than it is long. find the length and width of the pool

Answer 1

24 feet long and 16 feet wide

Explanation:

80÷4=20

24+24+16+16=80

Answer 2

x+x-8+x+x-8=80
4x -16 =80
4x=80+16
4x =96
X=96/4
x = 24 (length)

x-8=24-8=16(width)