The length of a rectangle is three times the width. An equation that models the perimeter of the rectangle is 3w+2w=40, where w

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Usimov [2.4K]

3 years ago

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The length of a rectangle is three times the width. An equation that models the perimeter of the rectangle is 3w+2w=40, where w

is the width of the rectangle in feet. What are the length and width of the rectangle?

Mathematics

2 answers:

saul85 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-28T07:09:19+03:00

saul85 [17]3 years ago

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The answer to this question is eight

german · Answer 2 · 2022-08-28T08:54:34+03:00

german3 years ago

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5w=40 divide 5 into both sides. It cancels out the 5 on 5w and 40 divided by 5 = 8 so the width is 8 and then you can just substitute 8 into the equation to find the length. So 3(8)=24. The length = 24. Width = 8 and Length = 24