A few more problems from class today

1). "If 1 bogus = 15 zing, 42 klang = 25zing, 10 klang = 88 zoot, how many bogus make 1 zoot?"

2)."Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is 240cm2 and perimeter is 62cm."

please anyone?

The area of a rectangle is

The perimeter of a rectangle is

So we know the area is 240.

Using the area equation we get:

Also we know the perimeter is 62.

Utilizing the perimeter equation we get:

So we have the system:




The dimension are l and w. Solve for both using any methods you've learned about systems. :D

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Originally Posted by Ty Durdan

1). "If 1 bogus = 15 zing, 42 klang = 25zing, 10 klang = 88 zoot, how many bogus make 1 zoot?"

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-Dan