document.write( "Question 562778: Need to find the dimension of a rectangle with a perimeter of 640yds. All I have is one side is w and the other is 3w-12. 3w has me confused. Thanks.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #364687 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Perimeter = 2*(L+W)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "640= 2*(W+3W-12))\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "640=2(4W-12) \n" ); document.write( "640=8W-24 \n" ); document.write( "8W=664 \n" ); document.write( "/8 \n" ); document.write( "W=83 yards one side\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "other side = 3w-12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*83-12 \n" ); document.write( "249-12 \n" ); document.write( "237 yards\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "219+77=326 \n" ); document.write( " |