SOLUTION: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 24 m. Find the length.

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Question 294727: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 24 m. Find the length.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"three times as long as it is wide"

"perimeter is 24 m"


Substitute from above,



Then from above,

The rectangle is 3m x 9m.

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