SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 5 times 2 less than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle 100 feet. What is the width?
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Question 390451: The length of a rectangle is 5 times 2 less than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle 100 feet. What is the width? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of a rectangle is 5 times 2 less than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle 100 feet. What is the width?
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Let width be w
Length = 5(w-2)
2(L+W)= perimeter
2*(w+5(w-2))=100
2*(w+5w-10)=100
/2
6w-10=50
6w=60
w=10
w=10feet
Length = 5*(10-2)
Length = 5*8
Length = 40 feet
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