SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 8 feet more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 36 feet. What is the width of the rectangle?

Question 931733: The length of a rectangle is 8 feet more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 36 feet. What is the width of the rectangle?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L = w + 8
2L + 2w = 36
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2L + 2w = 36
2(w + 8) + 2w = 36
2w + 16 + 2w = 36
4w = 36 - 16
4w = 20
w = 5
L = w + 8
L = 13
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answer:
w = 5 ft
L = 13 ft
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