Question

A rectangle has a perimeter of 26 units. The length of the rectangle is 2X+3 and the width is 3X. What is the width of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

X = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Divided 26 (total perimeter) by 4 = maximum side length possible = 26÷4 =.6.5

I used the trial and error technique

Guessed it was 2 working out to see if i was right or wrong:

Length: 2(2) + 3 = 4+3 = 7

Width: 3(2) = 6

7+7+6+6 = 26

Therefore X = 2