SOLUTION: Please help me with this word problem.. The length of a card is three times longer than its width. The perimeter is 48 m. What is the width of the card? What is the length?

Question 1010741: Please help me with this word problem..

The length of a card is three times longer than its width. The perimeter is 48 m. What is the width of the card? What is the length?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for perimeter is:

You are given:

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Substitute this for in
the formula for perimeter

You are also given m

Divide both sides by

and

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The width is 6 m and the length is 18 m
check:

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