SOLUTION: Find the length and width of a rectangle if the width is 8 inches shorter than the length and the perimeter is 108 inches?
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Question 287105: Find the length and width of a rectangle if the width is 8 inches shorter than the length and the perimeter is 108 inches?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p = 2l + 2w
width = x - 8
length = x
p = 108
108 = 2x + 2(x - 8)
Can you finish now?
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