SOLUTION: The longest side of a rectangle is six less than three times the shortest side. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 85, what is the area of the rectangle to the nearest hundredth?

Question 1098068: The longest side of a rectangle is six less than three times the shortest side. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 85, what is the area of the rectangle to the nearest hundredth?
Found 3 solutions by Jeetbhatt10th, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by Jeetbhatt10th(11)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let width be x units
Thus,length=3x-6
Perimeter =length +width
85=3x-6+x
85=4x-6
91=4x
x=22.75
Length=68.25-6=62.25
Area=length�width=62.25�22.75
=1416.1875=1416.19 sq.units (answer)
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The longest side of a rectangle is six less than three times the shortest side. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 85,
what is the area of the rectangle to the nearest hundredth?
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Let width be x units Thus, length = 3x-6. Perimeter = 2*(length + width) 85 = 2*(3x-6+x) 85 = 8x-12 97 = 8x x = 12.125 Length = 3*12.125-6 = 30.375 Area = length*width = 30.375*12.125 = 368.296875 sq.units (answer)

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The longest side of a rectangle is six less than three times the shortest side. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 85, what is the area of the rectangle to the nearest hundredth?

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