SOLUTION: if the perimeter is 184 and the length is 3 times as long as the width, what is the length and the width

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Question 681064: if the perimeter is 184 and the length is 3 times as long as the width, what is the length and the width
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perimeter(P) =2L+2W
Length=3W
So:
184=2*3W+2W
184=8W
W=23 Units
L=3W=3*23=69 Units
CK
184=2*69+2*23
184=138+46
184=184
Hope this helps---ptaylor