SOLUTION: There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?

Question 269131: There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?
------------------------
Perimeter = 2(length + width)
200 = 2(L+60 + L)
100 = 2L + 60
2L = 40
L = 20
----------------------------
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A tablecloth has length that is 0.4m longer than its width. write an equation for the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

let l represent the length of a rectangle with a perimeter of 100 ft. write an expression (answered by solver91311)

Perimeter of a rectangle. A rectangle has a fixed width and a variable length. Let P... (answered by sofiyac)

a rectangle has base length L and width W. if the length is increased by 2 and the width... (answered by elima)

the perimeter p of a rectangle is given by 2l+2w=p, where l is the length and w is the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

the width w of a rectangle is 2 less than the length, L write an expression using L, to... (answered by unlockmath)

A rectangle has perimeter 128 cm and its length is 1 cm more than twice its width. Find... (answered by Boreal)

If the width of a rectangle = L, and the length = L+60, solve the equation to find the... (answered by stanbon)

The perimeter P of a rectangle with length L and width w is given by the equation... (answered by jim_thompson5910)