SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 feet. The length is three times long as the width. Let x = width of the rectangle. What is the width of the rectangle?

Question 907987: The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 feet.

The length is three times long as the width.

Let x = width of the rectangle.

What is the width of the rectangle?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x is width, unknown.
y is length, unknown.
p is perimeter, known.
y=3x, from description.
Find x, the width.

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