SOLUTION: A frame around a family portrait has a perimeter of 98 inches. The length of the frame is 8 inches less than twice the width. Find the length and width of the frame.

Question 1151916: A frame around a family portrait has a perimeter of 98 inches. The length of the frame is 8 inches less than twice the width. Find the length and width of the frame.

Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A frame around a family portrait has a perimeter of 98 inches.

.......eq.1
if the length of the frame isinches than the width, we have
.......eq.2
from eq.1 and eq.2 we have
........solve for

then
.......eq.1

the length of the frame is and width of the frame is

Answer by MathTherapy(10556)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A frame around a family portrait has a perimeter of 98 inches. The length of the frame is 8 inches less than twice the width. Find the length and width of the frame.

Let width be W
Then length is: 2W - 8
With perimeter being 98, length + width =
We then get: 2W - 8 + W = 49
3W = 57
W, or

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