SOLUTION: I am an 8th grade algebra student. We are learning about dependent and independent variables. I need to solve the a problem about a rectangle that has a perimeter of 24. The equa

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Question 18512: I am an 8th grade algebra student. We are learning about dependent and independent variables. I need to solve the a problem about a rectangle that has a perimeter of 24. The equation goes like 24=2L+2W. I read that the lenght is dependent, but why?
Thanks for any help,
Jess
Answer by Ultimatemagic(23) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A square has 4 equal sides but a rectangle has 2 pairs of diferent sides so the rectanles length could be 3 but the width could be 2