The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula,
We substitute,
and
into the above formula to obtain the expression,
We now group the x and y terms on the Left Hand Side of the equation to get.
We now divide through by 2 to get,
Therefore the width of the rectangle is
Mark received £ 132
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Given that £440 is divided between David, Mark & Henry
Let "d" be the share of david
Let "m" be the share of mark
Let "h" be the share of henry
Total amount is 440
Therefore,
share of david + share of mark + share of henry = 440
d + m + h = 440 ------- eqn 1
<em><u>David gets twice as much as Mark</u></em>
d = 2m ----- eqn 2
<em><u>Mark gets three times as much as Henry</u></em>
m = 3h
------ eqn 3
<em><u>Substitute eqn 2 and eqn 3 in eqn 1</u></em>
Thus Mark received £ 132