document.write( "Question 1078699: What is the width if the length is 95 and perimeter is 338 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #693087 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! perimeter is equal to 2 * length + 2 * width\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 * length = 2 * 95 = 190\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "338 - 190 = 148\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "148 / 2 = 74\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "length is 74 and width is 95\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 * length + 2 * width = 190 + 148 = 338\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this all stems from the following equation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = 2L + 2W\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = perimeters \n" ); document.write( "L = length \n" ); document.write( "W = wisth.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since you know the length and the perimeters, you want tos solve this equation for width.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you will get W = (P - 2L) / 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since P = 338 and L = 95, this equation becomes:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = (338 - 2 * 95) / 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = (338 - 190) / 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify further to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "W = 148/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for W to get W = 74\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |