SOLUTION: On this particular problem you are to refer to the rectangle, but I don't know how to add the rectangle into this page for a visual effect, but this is the directions and the measu

Question 83593: On this particular problem you are to refer to the rectangle, but I don't know how to add the rectangle into this page for a visual effect, but this is the directions and the measurements that I have.
Find the perimeter of the given rectangle: The measurements that I have are: Top part of rectangle (length) is x/2x-5 and the width line on the right is 8/2x-5.
I hope that this is enough to understand what is needed and please explain step by step for me. Thank You.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the perimeter is

we can factor out a 2 to make the equation

Now plug in and

Since we have a common denominator, we can add the fractions

Combine the fractions

Multiply

So the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of and a width of is
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