SOLUTION: a rectangle has a perimeter of 12 miles, if each side is a whole number of meters what are the possible dimentions for the length and width?

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Question 288876: a rectangle has a perimeter of 12 miles, if each side is a whole number of meters what are the possible dimentions for the length and width?

Answer by nyc_function(2741)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a rectangle can be found using P = 2L + 2W.
Let P = 12
Let L = x
Let W = x
Can you find x and then continue searching for the width and length?

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