SOLUTION: What is the area of a rectangle if the perimeter is 44in. And the length is 4x in. And the width is x+ 7 in.

Question 1054118: What is the area of a rectangle if the perimeter is 44in. And the length is 4x in. And the width is x+ 7 in.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the area of a rectangle if the perimeter is 44in. And the length is 4x in. And the width is x+ 7 in.
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
44 = 2(4x + x+7)
22 = 5x + 7
5x = 15
x = 3
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length = 4x = 12
width = x+7 = 10
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Area = 10*12 = 120 in^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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