The length of a rectangle is 4 inches longer than the width. The perimeter is 48 inches. What is the width?
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Remember, you can do anything to an equation as long as you do it to both sides
we hates fractions
times both sides by 3
(we could have added 1/3b to both sides but I'm lazy)
4b+6=12-b
add b to both sides
5b+6=12
minus 6 both sides
5b=6
divide both sides by 5
we hates fractions
times both sides by 3
(we could have added 1/3b to both sides but I'm lazy)
4b+6=12-b
add b to both sides
5b+6=12
minus 6 both sides
5b=6
divide both sides by 5