SOLUTION: The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its width is 4 : 1.What percent of the perimeter is the width?

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Question 310591: The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its width is 4 : 1.What percent of the perimeter is the width?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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L%2FW=4%2F1
L=4W
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P=2%2A%28L%2BW%29=2L%2B2W
P=2%284W%29%2B2W=10W
Perimeter in terms of width = 10W
Percentage of width to perimeter: %282W%29%2F10W=2%2F10=20%2F100
20% of the perimeter is width.