document.write( "Question 322662: The perimeter of a rectangle is 100 feet. If its length is 2 feet longer than three times its width, find the length and width. (MUST USE EITHER ADDITION OR SUBSTITUTION METHOD.)\r
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document.write( "All I want to know is what the second equation is.\r
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document.write( "First equation should be (x=length, y=width)\r
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document.write( "2x+2y=100 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #230986 by QH(50)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! if you assign (x=length, y=width) to equation 1, then the second, \"length is 2 feet longer than three times its width\",( |