A seed company planted a floral mosaic of a national flag. The perimeter of the flag is 500 feet. Determine the flag’s length and width of the length is 70 feet greater than the width.
The width is w The length is w + 70 Perimeter: p = 2(l + w) and =500 Substitute what you know: 500 = 2(w+ 70 + w) Combine like terms: 500 = 2( 2w + 70) Distribute 2 to both terms 500=4w-140 640 = 4w w = 640/4 = 160 feet L= w +70= 160 + 70= 230 ft.
