SOLUTION: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 168 feet. Find the dimensions
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Question 833995: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 168 feet. Find the dimensions
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 168 feet. Find the dimensions
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Width:: w
Length: 3w
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
168 = 2(3w+w)
84 = 4w
w = 21 feet (width)
3w = 63 feet (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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