the length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. the perimeter is 55. find the length and width of the rectangle
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Answer:
$28
Step-by-step explanation:
SO,
5.5% OF SOME NUMBER is 1.54 dollars. Right?? Yes!
SOME NUMBER is what we are looking for, that is the ORIGINAL PRICE OF THE BOARD GAME.
We can let original price [some number] be "x" and write the word equation as algebraic equation shown below:
Note: 5.5% = 5.5/100 = 0.055
Now, we just simpyl solve for x:
$28 is the original price