Question

The width of a rectangle is 61 centimeters more than the length. The perimeter is 406 centimeters. Find the length and the width.

Answer 1

So with the given information, I make the length equal x and the width equals x+61. Remember a rectangle has two pairs of equal sides.

So then the equation is 4x+122=406

Do systems and you will find that x equals 71.

The length is 71cm

The width is 71+61=132cm