SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width, and the perimeter is 22 what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Question 261906: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width, and the perimeter is 22 what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P = 2L + 2W
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Given:
P = 22
L = 3W
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We can substitute 3W in for L
Simplify
Combine like terms
Divide both sides by 8
L = 3W
L = 3*(2.75)
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Check the answers
P = 2L + 2W
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