A rectangular piece of land has a perimeter of 250m. If the length is 65m. What is the width?
P = 2L + 2W
250 = 2(65) + 2W
120 = 2W
60
Right.
To find the width of the rectangular piece of land, we need to use the given perimeter and length.
Let's denote the width of the land as "w".
The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width)
Given that the perimeter is 250m and the length is 65m, we can plug these values into the formula:
250m = 2 * (65m + w)
Now, let's solve for "w".
First, remove the parentheses by distributing the 2:
250m = 130m + 2w
Next, subtract 130m from both sides to isolate the term 2w:
250m - 130m = 130m - 130m + 2w
120m = 2w
Now, divide both sides by 2 to solve for "w":
w = 120m / 2
w = 60m
Therefore, the width of the rectangular piece of land is 60 meters.