document.write( "Question 1045436: These questions are making me confused.
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document.write( "1.The length of a rectangle is one more than four times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 62 meters, find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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document.write( "2. Kelly, Laura, and Tia sold boxes of cookies for a fundraiser. Kelly sold 15 boxes less than Laura. Tia sold twice as many boxes as Kelly. If they sold 83 boxes in total, how many boxes did each girl sell?
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document.write( "3. The measure of the vertex angle in an isosceles triangle is six less than four times the measure of a base angle. Find the measure of the vertex angle.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #660855 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1.P=2L+2W \n" ); document.write( "62=2W+2(4W+1) \n" ); document.write( " =10W+2 \n" ); document.write( "10W=60 \n" ); document.write( "W=6 \n" ); document.write( "L=25.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.Let k represent Kelly. Then Laura is k+15, and Tia is 2k. So: \n" ); document.write( "k+k+15+2k=83 \n" ); document.write( "4k=68 \n" ); document.write( "k=17 \n" ); document.write( "Kelly sold 17, Laura sold 32, and Tia sold 34.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.Let b represent a base angle. Then the vertex angle is 4b-6. So \n" ); document.write( "2b+4b-6=180 \n" ); document.write( "6b=186 \n" ); document.write( "b=31 \n" ); document.write( "4b-6=118. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |