The perimeter of a college basketball court is 96 m and the length is 14 m more than the width.what are the dimensions?

Answer 1

Use the perimeter formula

perimeter = sum of the sides

side one is x the opposite side is also x

the longer sides are x + 14. So

x + x + 14 + x + x + 14 = 96. Solving you get

4x + 28 = 96 subtract 28 from each side

4x = 68 divide by 4 you get x = 17

therefore the width is 17 and the length is

17 + 14 = 31 the answers are in meters 😋