SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. The difference between the length and the width is 20 units. Find the width and the length of the rectangle.
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Question 753810: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. The difference between the length and the width is 20 units. Find the width and the length of the rectangle.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x = length x = width
3x - x = 20
2x = 20
x = 10
Length = 30 units
Width = 10 units
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