SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm. The length is 9 cm more than the width. What is the length and width of this rectangle?

Question 418109: The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm. The length is 9 cm more than the width. What is the length and width of this rectangle?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

Let x and (x+ 9cm) respresent the width and length respectively

  2(x+9) + 2x = 50cm  

       4x = 32

       x = 8cm, the width.  The length is 17cm   (8cm + 9cm)

CHECKING our Answer***

 2*17cm + 2*8cm  = 50cm



 

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