SOLUTION: I have to find the perimeter of a rectangle it says use P=2w=2L my dimensions are in inches and they are 2x for W and 2x+6 for L How do I solve this problem?

Question 7856: I have to find the perimeter of a rectangle it says use P=2w=2L
my dimensions are in inches and they are 2x for W and 2x+6 for L How do I solve this problem?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perimeter of a rectangle is: P = 2(L + W)
Here: L = 2x+6 and W = 2x. Substitute these into the above formula.

and this is as far as you can go until you know the value of x.
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