SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 30m. The length of the rectangle is 3m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 30m. The length of the rectangle is 3m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 386810: The perimeter of a rectangle is 30m. The length of the rectangle is 3m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose the width is w, and the length is 2w + 3. We now have:
2(w + 2w + 3) = 30
3w + 3 = 15
w = 4
L = 2w + 3 = 11.
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