SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 meters. The length is 18 meters less than six times width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 1015640: The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 meters. The length is 18 meters less than six times width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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W=width; L=length=6W-18
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P=2(L+W)
48m=2(L+W)
24m=L+W
24m=(6W-18)+W
24m=7W-18
42m=7W
6=W
ANSWER 1: The width is 6 meters.
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L=6W-18=6(6)-18=36-18=18
ANSWER 2: The length is 18 meters.
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CHECK:
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P=2(L+W)
48m=2(18m+6m)
48m=2(24m)
48m=48m
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