SOLUTION: In a rectangle, the length of a rectangle is 5 inches more than its width if the perimeter is 22 inches how long is the width

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Question 812480: In a rectangle, the length of a rectangle is 5 inches more than its width if the perimeter is 22 inches how long is the width
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L = w + 5
2L + 2w = 22
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2L + 2w = 22
2(w + 5) + 2w = 22
2w + 10 + 2w = 22
4w + 10 = 22
4w = 12
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w = 3
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