SOLUTION: How Do you find the length and width of a rectangle with a perimeter of 48 inches?

Question 167084: How Do you find the length and width of a rectangle with a perimeter of 48 inches?

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With great difficulty, unless more information is provided!
Here's why:
For a rectangle, the perimeter, P is given by:
P = 2(L+W) where L = length and W = width. Substitute P = 48 inches.
48 = 2(L+W) Divide both sides by 2.
24 = L+W So, what two numbers, when added together will give 24?
1+23 = 24
2+22 = 24
3+21 = 24
4+20 = 24
5+19 = 24
6+18 = 24
7+17 = 24
8+16 = 24
9+15 = 24
10+14 = 24 etc, etc.
So, which of these is the correct answer?
You can't really say unless you have more information.

RELATED QUESTIONS
How do I find the length and width of a rectangle with a perimeter of 82 inches and a... (answered by Theo)

The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 inches, and its area is 143 in^2. Find its length and... (answered by scott8148)

The length of a rectangle is 6 inches more than the width. The perimeter is 48 inches.... (answered by jorel1380)

how do i find the width,length and perimeter of a rectangle that has an area of 36 inches (answered by Alan3354)

The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The perimeter is 48 inches. Find the... (answered by MathLover1)

The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 inches. Find its length if its width is 5... (answered by math-vortex)

The length of a rectangle box is 3 inches more than twice the width. The perimeter is 48... (answered by lwsshak3)

The perimeter of a rectangle is 230 inches. The length exceeds the width by 47 inches.... (answered by rdamanik)

how do you find the surface area of rectangle with the length of 5 inches a width and... (answered by richwmiller,harpazo)