SOLUTION: A rectangle is 6 feet long and has a perimeter of 20 feet. What is the width of this rectangle? Explain your answer.

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Question 739459: A rectangle is 6 feet long and has a perimeter of 20 feet. What is the width of this rectangle? Explain your answer.
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

given:
a rectangle is long and has a perimeter of
a perimeter of a rectangle is where is length and width
if and , then we have






.......the width of this rectangle

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