SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 yd, what is the area.

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Question 139777: The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 yd, what is the area.

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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L=2W
2W+2(2W)=36
2W+4W=36
6W=36
W=36/6
W=6 ANSWER FOR THE WIDTH.
L=2*6=12 ANSWER FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
2*6+2*12=36
12=24=36
36=36
AREA=6*12=72 YDS^2.