SOLUTION: Calculate the dimensions of a rectangle, knowing that the perimeter is 74m and that one of the dimensions is 3 times greater than the other.

Question 679052: Calculate the dimensions of a rectangle, knowing that the perimeter is 74m and that one of the dimensions is 3 times greater than the other.
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Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p = 74
w = 3l
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p = 2l+2w = 2l+2(3l)
74 = 2l + 6l
74 = 8l

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Answer by pmatei(79) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Length = 3x
Width = x
Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)

Area = Length * Width
square meters
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