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Question 343376: the width of the rectangle is double the length. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 feet, what is the length>
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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the width of the rectangle is double the length. if the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 feet, what is the length
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Let the length be "x".
Then the width is "2x".
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
72 = 2(x+2x)
36 = 3x
x = 12 (length)
2x = 24 (width)
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Cheers,
Stan H.