SOLUTION: The length of the rectangle is 4 less than three times the width. If the perimeter is 88cm, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 332238: The length of the rectangle is 4 less than three times the width. If the perimeter is 88cm, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length will be 3x-4
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Perimeter = 2*(L+W)
2*(x+3x-4)=88
2*(4x-4)=88
8x-8=88
8x=96
divide by 8
x= 12 cm the width
length = 3x-4 = 36-4=32.
CHECK
2*32+2*12= 88