SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 centimeterss less than twice its width. What is the width of the rectangle if the perimeters is 39 centimeters?
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Question 281689: The length of a rectangle is 3 centimeterss less than twice its width. What is the width of the rectangle if the perimeters is 39 centimeters?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a rectangle is 3 centimeterss less than twice its width. What is the width of the rectangle if the perimeters is 39 centimeters?
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P = 2(width + length)
39 = 2(w + 2w-3)
39 = 2(3w-3)
13 = 2(w-1)
3w= 15
w = 5 (width)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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