SOLUTION: The carpet has a perimerter of 36ft. and the length of the rug is 10ft what is the width of the carpet?

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Question 830045: The carpet has a perimerter of 36ft. and the length of the rug is 10ft what is the width of the carpet?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The carpet has a perimerter of 36ft. and the length of the rug is 10ft what is the width of the carpet?
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Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)
36 = 2(10 + W)
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10 + W = 18
W = 8 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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