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Answer :

Let l be the length of the rectangular parking lot and let w be its width.

l = 2w - 9

Area = 315

Area of a rectangle = l x w

Substitute for Area and length in the above

315 = ( 2w - 9) x w

315 = (2w - 9)w

315 = 2w² - 9w

Re-arrange

2w² - 9w - 315 = 0

We can now solve for w using factorisation method

2w² - 30w + 21w - 315 =0

2w ( w - 15) + 21( w - 15) = 0

(w - 15)(2w + 21) = 0

Either w - 15 = 0 or 2w + 21 = 0

w = 15 or w =-10.5

But there is no negative dimension, so we will take only the positive value

substitute w = 15 into l = 2w - 9 to get the length

l = 2(15) - 9 = 30 - 9 = 21

Therefore the dimensions are;

length = 21 yards and width = 15 yards