SOLUTION: Please help me with this problemThe perimeter of a retangle is 240 in . If the length is 85 in find the width

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Question 15640: Please help me with this problemThe perimeter of a retangle is 240 in . If the length is 85 in find the width
Answer by pwac(253) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter of rectangle is found by 2l+2w.Two lengths added to two widths.
2l=2x85=170inches in this case. Subtract this from perimeter
240-170=70inches which is equal to two widths so divide by 2
70/2=35inches
Pete