SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 114 feet. Its length is three more than twice its width. What is the dimensions of the rectangle?

Question 294662: the perimeter of a rectangle is 114 feet. Its length is three more than twice its width. What is the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's have "x" be the width and "2x+3" represent the length so we can set up the following equation:
x+x+2x+3+2x+3=114 Combine like terms to get:
6x+6=114 Subtract 6 divide by 6 both sides to get:
x=18 feet
I'll let you figure out the length.
Make sense?
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