The width of a rectangle is a whole number of centimetres. a The length of the rectangle is 9 cm longer than its width. The peri
meter of the rectangle is less than 200 cm. Find the greatest possible width of the rectangle.
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Answer:
49
Step-by-step explanation:
Every time you multiply both sides of a rectangle by a number x, its area if multiplied by .
In our example:
Area of a rectangle = width . length
width = 4
length = 7
= 4 . 7 = 28
When you multiply both sides by 7:
width = 4 . 7 = 28
length = 7 . 7 = 49
= 28 . 49
= 1372
/
= 1372 / 28 = 49 =
Both sides multiplied by 7 => Area multiplied by
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