document.write( "Question 282715: a rectangles lengeth is five inches less than four times its width. if the perimeter is fourty inches what are the dimensions of the rectangle
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Algebra.Com's Answer #205256 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "Let the width be x and the length will be 4x-5. Now we can set up our equation as: \n" ); document.write( "x+x+(4x-5)+(4x-5)=40 Combine like terms to get: \n" ); document.write( "10x-10=40 Add 10 to both sides and divide by 10 to get: \n" ); document.write( "x=5 \n" ); document.write( "There we go the width is 5 inches. I'll let you figure out the width. \n" ); document.write( "(Note: Lenegth is spelled length and fourty is spelled forty) \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "Check out a book I wrote: \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |