SOLUTION: I need help on this question...FIND THE WIDTH AND LENGTH OF EACH RECTANGLE. The width is one half the length. The perimeter is 54 cm.

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Question 348040: I need help on this question...FIND THE WIDTH AND LENGTH OF EACH RECTANGLE.
The width is one half the length. The perimeter is 54 cm.

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let length be 2x
width will be x
Perimeter = 2*(L+W)=54
2*(2x+x)=54
2*3x=54
6x=54
x=9 width
length = 18

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