A rectangular park is 214 feet longer than it is wide, and the total length of fence that goes around the perimeter of the park is 1444 feet. Find how many square feet of lawn will be needed to cover the entire park?
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Answer:The answer to your question is : 118872 ft² of lawnStep-by-step explanation:Datalength = lwidth = wlength = width + 214Perimeter = 1444 ftArea = ?ProcessPerimeter = 2l + 2wPerimeter = 2(w + 214) + 2wPerimeter = 1444 = 2w + 428 + 2w 1444 = 4w + 428 4w = 1444 - 428 4w = 1016 w = 1016 / 4 w = 254 ft l = 254 + 214 l = 468 ftArea = l x w = 468 x 254 = 118872 ft²