SOLUTION: Given a rectangle with a 30-inch perimeter and the restriction that one side of the rectangle must be 8.5 inches long, how long is the other side of the rectangle?

SOLUTION: Given a rectangle with a 30-inch perimeter and the restriction that one side of the rectangle must be 8.5 inches long, how long is the other side of the rectangle?

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Question 1091596: Given a rectangle with a 30-inch perimeter and the restriction that one side of the rectangle must be 8.5 inches long, how long is the other side of the rectangle?
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter is 2L + 2W
Let's say the 8.5in side is the length, L.
Then:
30 = 2(8.5) + 2W
13 = 2W
W = (13/2)in or
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