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  • 15-01-2020
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- The width of a swimming pool is one third of its length. The width of the pool is 15 feet. What is the length of the
pool?

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folarin7
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  • 16-01-2020

Answer: 45ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assigned the value of x to the unknown lenght.

Therefore, the Length = xft

The with is 1/3 of the length and this. = 15ft.

Now , to get the length, we equate both together and then solve for x .

1/3 of x = 15

x/3 = 15

To get x, we multiply both side by 3

x = 45ft

The of the pool = 45ft.

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