SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length of 15 cm and a perimeter of 72 cm. Which equation could be used to find the width of the rectangle?

Question 700053: A rectangle has a length of 15 cm and a perimeter of 72 cm.

Which equation could be used to find the width of the rectangle?
Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation for the perimeter of a rectangle is : P = 2L + 2W
You can rewrite that equation to solve for W

Subtract 2L from both sides

Divide both sides by 2

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Now all you have to do is plug in your given values.

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