SOLUTION: If the width of a rectangle is three times a long as it is wide, and the width = W and the length = ?, express the perimeter in terms of W(width).

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Question 269133: If the width of a rectangle is three times a long as it is wide, and the width = W and the length = ?, express the perimeter in terms of W(width).
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the length of a rectangle is three times a long as it is wide, and the width = W and the length = 3w, express the perimeter in terms of W(width).
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
P = 2(3w+w)
P = 2(4w)
P = 8w
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Stan H.