SOLUTION: A rectangular room is twice as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 60 meters. Find the width of the room.

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Question 818366: A rectangular room is twice as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 60 meters. Find the width of the room.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x for length, unknown
w for width, unknown and asked to find
p for perimeter, known

, according to description

Using substitution,



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