document.write( "Question 771042: Juan would like to hang some rope lighting around the perimeter of his room. His room is in the shape of a rectangle with an area of 24 square meters. Juan knows the length of his room is 6 meters. What is the width of Juan's room? How long should the rope lighting be so that it wraps around the perimeter of his room? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #469912 by Jc0110(165)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area of rectangle = width x length \n" ); document.write( "24 = width x 6 \n" ); document.write( "width = 24 ÷ 6 \n" ); document.write( "width = 4 m \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 6 + 4 + 6 + 4 \n" ); document.write( "Perimeter = 20 m \n" ); document.write( " |