Question

A rectangular swimming pool is bordered by a concrete patio. The width of the patio is the same on every side. The area of the surface of the pool is equal to the area of the patio. What is the width of the patio?

Answer 1

Length times width = area of a rectangle.

16ft×24ft= 384

Area of the patio since all sides are equal to

4

width×width×width×width= 384

Answer=4.4267276788