SOLUTION: Find the length and the width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 40m and the length is 3x the width =

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Question 843176: Find the length and the width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 40m and the length is 3x the width =
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,

length is 3x the width
2(3w) + 2w = 40m
8w = 40m
w = 5m and the length is 15m
CHECKING our answer***
2•15m + 2•5m = 40m
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