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Question 255441: A length of a rectangle is 8 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 216 inches. What is the algebraic equation you would use to slove this problem? What is the length of the rectangle?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+2*8x=216
2x+16x=216
18x=216
x=12 in
8x=96 in

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