The length of a rectangle is 15 feet and the perimeter is 62 feet. Write the equation that you would use to find the width of th

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motikmotik

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The length of a rectangle is 15 feet and the perimeter is 62 feet. Write the equation that you would use to find the width of th

e rectangle. Solve the equation explaining the steps you use to solve the equation.

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Licemer1 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-28T05:38:20+03:00

Licemer1 [7]3 years ago

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L=15 , W=?, p=62

so perimeter formula for rectangle is L+L+W+W=62 or 2L+2W=62. And we knew that L is 15 so the equation is 2(15)+2w=62 . 2w=62-30, 2w=32 and divide both both side by 2 and you get 16.