SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 70. One side of the rectangle is 3 times the lenth of the other. What are the lenths of the sides?
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Question 279796: The perimeter of a rectangle is 70. One side of the rectangle is 3 times the lenth of the other. What are the lenths of the sides?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What we know:
p=2l+2w
p=70
l=3w
What we need to find:
w=
l=
Use substitution to find w
p=2l+2w
Check
Correct
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