SOLUTION: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide.
The perimeter of the rectangle is 147 inches.
What is the length of the rectangle?
3X+x=147
4x/4 = 147/4
x = 36.75/ 2
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Question 1132633: A rectangle is three times as long as it is wide.
The perimeter of the rectangle is 147 inches.
What is the length of the rectangle?
3X+x=147
4x/4 = 147/4
x = 36.75/ 2
= 18.37 x 3
=55.1
Did I do it correctly?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the width, then 3x is the length
:
Perimeter of rectangle = 2*length + 2*width
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2(3x) +2x = 147
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6x +2x = 147
:
8x = 147
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x = 18.375
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length of rectangle = 3 * 18.375 = 55.125 inches
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check the answer
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2 * 55.125 + 2 * 18.375 = 147
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110.25 + 36.75 = 147
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147 = 147
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answer checks
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