Question

Tamara is creating a model of a rectangle. She has ab26 inches of yellow ribbon to use for the border of the rectangle. She wants the length,/, to be 3 inches greater than the width,w. Which system of equations could tamara use to find the dimnesions of a rectangle that uses all of the ribbon

Answer 1

Answer:

L=8in

W=5in

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

we are told that the border/perimeter of the yellow ribbon is 26in

let the  width be x

W=x

and the lenght

L=x+3

Step two:

Required

The expression for the perimeter to find the dimensions of the yellow ribbon given the above condition.

we know that the perimeter of a rectangle is given as

P=2L+2W

26=2(x+3)+2x---------This is the expression required

26=2x+6+2x

26=4x+6

26-6=4x

20=4x

divide both sides by 4

x=20/4

x=5in

The width is 5in

The length is

L=x+3

L=5+3

L=8in