SOLUTION: a rectangle is 6 meters long, and its perimeter is 20 meters. what is its width?
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Question 363954: a rectangle is 6 meters long, and its perimeter is 20 meters. what is its width?
Found 2 solutions by user_dude2008, Sphinx pinastri:
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2L+2W=P
2(6)+2W=20
12+2W=20
2W=20-12
2W=8
W=8/2
W=4
width is 4
Answer by Sphinx pinastri(17) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total length of 2 adjacent sides is 20/2 = 10 m
One of them is 6m
So the other is 4m
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