The "lane" on a basketball court is a rectangle that has the perimeter of 62 feet. Find the dimensions of the "lane" given that it's length is 5 ft less than twice its width.

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Abraham Buckley

23 July, 00:51

The "lane" on a basketball court is a rectangle that has the perimeter of 62 feet. Find the dimensions of the "lane" given that it's length is 5 ft less than twice its width.

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Chance Ortiz · Answer 1

You would set up the equation 2w-5=62 and you would find that the width equals 33.5 and then you would add the lengths and widths together so. 33.5+33.5+67+67 = 201 ft