SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width. The perimeter is 28. What is the length?

Question 616867: The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width. The perimeter is 28. What is the length?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi



The length of a rectangle is 4 more than twice the width

 Let x and (2x+4) represent the width and length respectively

Question states***The perimeter is 28

  2x + 2(2x+4) = 28

   x + (2x+4) = 14

     3x = 10

      x = 10/3, the width.  The length is 20/3 + 4 = 32/3

  

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