SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 96 inches. Find the length and width.
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Question 368888: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 96 inches. Find the length and width.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let width be x
the length = 3x+4
..
2L +2W= perimeter
2x+2(3x+4)= 96
2x+6x+8=96
8x+8=96
-8
8x=96-8
8x=88
/8
x=11 in. the width
..
length = 3x+4
=3*11 +4
=33+4
=37 in the length
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