SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches less than 4 times the width. The perimeter is 42 inches. Find the length and the width.
The length is _________inches
and
the width is _
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Question 1059862: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches less than 4 times the width. The perimeter is 42 inches. Find the length and the width.
The length is _________inches
and
the width is __________ inches.
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
l = 4w -4
l+w=42/2=21
guess and Check:
w= 5? 5*4=20-4=16 5+16=21 yes
w= 4? 4*4=16-4=12 4+12=16 no
w= 3? 3 *4=12-4=8 3+8=11 no
length=16 in.
width=5 in.
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