SOLUTION: Find the length and the width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 20ft and the length is four time the width.

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Question 315685: Find the length and the width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 20ft and the length is four time the width.

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+2(4x)=20
10x=20
x=2
4x=8

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