SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 120 meters. Its length is 3 times its width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 322985: The perimeter of a rectangle is 120 meters. Its length is 3 times its width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the width. Then 
is the length.
The perimeter is two times the length plus two times the width, so:
\ +\ 2w\ =\ 120)
Solve for .
John
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