SOLUTION: James wants to draw a rectangle with a perimeter of 42 units and a length of 13 units. How can he determine the width?
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Question 842336: James wants to draw a rectangle with a perimeter of 42 units and a length of 13 units. How can he determine the width?
Answer by 2897696(96) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perimeter of rectangle = length + length+ width+ width or 2L+2W
plug into the formula information that you have.
perimeter=42
length =13
width = x
42= (13)2+ 2W
42=26+2w
16=2W
W= 8
Width= 8 units
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