SOLUTION: A rectangle's Widith is one-third its length, and its perimeter is 88m. Find the dimensions of the rectangle

Question 763130: A rectangle's Widith is one-third its length, and its perimeter is 88m. Find the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by ramkikk66(644) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the breadth (width) be x metres.
As width is one third of length, the length will be 3x metres.
Perimeter of a rectangle =
So, perimeter = =
It is given that perimeter is 88m.
So, 8*x = 88

So, dimensions are 11m and 11*3 = 33m.
Length = 33m, Width = 11m
:)
RELATED QUESTIONS
The breadth of a rectangle is one-third of its length. If the perimeter is 88cm find its... (answered by oberobic)

The widith of a rectangle is 3 cm less than the length. The area of a rectangle is... (answered by Simnepi)

A rectangles width is one-seventh its length,and its perimeter is 192 m. Find the... (answered by checkley79)

A rectangle's width is one-seventh its length, and its perimeter is 112 m. Find the... (answered by Alan3354)

a rectangle's width is one-seventh its length and its perimeter is 144 m. Find the... (answered by stanbon)

A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If both its dimensions are increasd by 4m,... (answered by checkley77)

solve this: the width of a rectangle is one third its length. if the perimeter is 16cm,... (answered by ewatrrr)

Hi. The width of a rectangle swimming pool is one-third its length. If its perimeter... (answered by Mathtut)

A rectangle is twice al long as it is wide. If both its dimensions are increased by 4m,... (answered by solver91311)