SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length of 6 meters and a perimeter of 20 meters. What is the width of the rectangle?

Algebra.Com
Question 451645: A rectangle has a length of 6 meters and a perimeter of 20 meters. What is the width of the rectangle?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi

A rectangle has a length of 6 meters and a perimeter of 20 meters
Let x represent the width
2*6m + 2x = 20m |checking our answer: 12m + 8m = 20m
2x = 8m
x = 4m

RELATED QUESTIONS

a rectangle has a length of 5 meters and a perimeter of 16 meters. what is the perimeter... (answered by solver91311)
A rectangle has a length of 12 meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. Find the width of... (answered by SnowXclouD)
The length of a rectangle is 6 meters more than the width. If the perimeter is 128... (answered by Cromlix)
The perimeter of a rectangle is 20 meters. If the length is increased by 2 meters and the (answered by josgarithmetic)
if the perimeter of a rectangle is 42 meters, what is the length and width (answered by Fombitz)
What is the measure of the length of a rectangle that has a width of 2 meters and a... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
a rectangle has the length that is two thirds its width. If the perimeter of the... (answered by lmeeks54)
The width of a rectangle is 6 meters less than its length. If the perimeter is 132... (answered by TimothyLamb)
The length of a rectangle is 6 meters more than the width. The area is 55 square meters.... (answered by MathLover1)