SOLUTION: What is the measure of the length of a rectangle that has a width of 2 meters and a perimeter of 14 meters? Explain your thinking.

Question 249752: What is the measure of the length of a rectangle that has a width
of 2 meters and a perimeter of 14 meters? Explain your thinking.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the measure of the length of a rectangle that has a width
of 2 meters and a perimeter of 14 meters? Explain your thinking.





The perimeter of 14 meters is the total of all four sides
The right and left sides are 2 meters each for they are the 
same as the width.  That accounts for 2x2 or 4 meters of
the 14 meters.  Then when I subtract 14 - 4, that leaves
10 for the top and bottom sides.  Since they are equal they
must each be one-half of the remaining 10 meters, so they
must be 5 meters each, and that is the length.

Edwin

RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the measure of the lenght of a rectangle that ha a width of 2 meters and a... (answered by palanisamy)
What is the measure of the base of a triangle that has side lengths of 3 meters and 2... (answered by kingme18)
a rectangle has a length of 5 meters and a perimeter of 16 meters. what is the perimeter... (answered by solver91311)
If the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters and the length is 14 meters more than the... (answered by swincher4391)
Find the area and perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 23 meters and a width of... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
The width of a rectangle is 3 meters less than the length. The perimeter is 14 meters.... (answered by Earlsdon)
the width of a rectangle is 3 meters less than the length. the perimeter is 14 meters.... (answered by user_dude2008)
A rectangle has a length of 12 meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. Find the width of... (answered by SnowXclouD)
A rectangle has a length of 6 meters and a perimeter of 20 meters. What is the width of... (answered by ewatrrr)