Question

The perimeter of a basketball court is 96 meters and the length is 6 meters longer than twice the width. What are the length and width

Answer 1

Let w = width of court (in m).
L = length of court (in m)
P = perimeter of court (in m)

Then, L = 2w + 6
P = 2w + 2L
96 = 2w + 2 (2w + 6) = 6w + 12
So 84 = 6w and

W = 14 meters
L = 34 meters