SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 150 feet. The length of the rectangle is twice the width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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Question 8049: The perimeter of a rectangle is 150 feet. The length of the rectangle is twice the width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Define:
let x=width
therefore length is 2x

perimeter is x+x+2x+2x and this equals 150, so 6x=150
--> x = 150/6
--> x = 25

so width is 25 and length is 50.

jon.

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