SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 8 in. more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. What are the width and length of the rectangle?

Question 237933: The length of a rectangle is 8 in. more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. What are the width and length of the rectangle?

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The length of a rectangle is 8 in. more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. What are the width and length of the rectangle?
Hello,
Let's determine what we know. Set up the width as x and the length as x+8 Hence,
we can set up our equation as:
x+x+(x+8)+(x+8)=24 combine like terms
4x+16=24 Subtract 16 from both sides.
4x=8 Divide both sides by 4
x=2
Therefore the width is 2 in. and the length is 10 in.
RJ Toftness
www.math-unlock.com
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