SOLUTION: A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is 28 meters. Find the dimension of the room?
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Question 951424: A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is 28 meters. Find the dimension of the room?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
W=width; L=length =W+6m; P=perimeter=2(L+W)
28 meters=2(L+W) Substitute for L
28m=2(W+6m+W) Divide each side by 2.
14m=2W+6m subtract 6m from each side
8m=2W Divide each side by 2
4m=W ANSWER: The width is 4 meters.
L=W+6m=4m+6m=10m ANSWER 2: The length is 10 meters.
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