A contractor is pouring a concrete driveway. The perimeter is 108 ft. What length will the driveway be if the width is 14 ft.?

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Kane

Mathematics

1 August, 00:16

A contractor is pouring a concrete driveway. The perimeter is 108 ft. What length will the driveway be if the width is 14 ft.?

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Abraham Beasley · Answer 1

Abraham Beasley 1 August, 00:19

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The answer is length=40ft

Thalia · Answer 2

Length = 40 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

Perimeter P = 2L + 2W where L = the length and W = the width.

So we plug in W = 14 and P = 105:

108 = 2L + 2 (14)

108 - 28 = 2L

2L = 80

L = 40.