SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width, and the perimeter is 22. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. {Width is? , Length is?}

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Question 535114: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width, and the perimeter is 22. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
{Width is? , Length is?}

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width = w
length = 3w

perimeter = 2(w) + 2(3w) = 22
8w = 22

width = w = 11/4
length = 3w = 33/4

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