SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 240 inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle if the length is twice the width.

Question 261584: the perimeter of a rectangle is 240 inches. Find the length and the width of the rectangle if the length is twice the width.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's first represent the width as "x" and the length as "2x". Now we can set up an equation.
x+x+2x+2x=240 Combine like terms to give us:
6x=240 Divide both sides by 6 to be:
x=40
Now we have the width which is 40 inches and the width, I'll let you figure that out.
Make sense?
RJ
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