Larry wants to buy some carpeting for his living room. the length of the room is 4 times the width and the total area of the room is 16 square meters. what is the length of the living room

I would say the length is 8 and the width is 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that : ( Length = L ,  Width = W  ,  Area = A)

A = L x W - the area is 16 as given in the question, therefore:  

16 = L x W <- this is your 1st equation  

L = 4W - Length is 4 times the width, this is your second equation  

Take your second equation and substitute it into the first one:  

16 = 4W x W -> simplify this:  

16 = 4W^2  

Divide both sides of the equation by 4 to isolate the W^2  

16 ÷ 4 = (4w^2) ÷ 4 -> this will equal to:  

4 = w^2  

Now you want to get rid of '^2', you want to isolate w. To do this you need to find the square root of both sides of the equation  

√ 4 = √ w^2 -> this will equal to:  

2 = w  

Now that you have the value of w just sub it into the first equation  

16 = L x W  

16 = L x 2  

16 ÷ 2 = L  

8 = L  

therefore the length is 8 and the width is 2  

the answer is -6

step-by-step explanation:

the answer is -6 because its next to the variable m