SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 300ft2, find its perimeter.

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Question 909270: The length of a rectangle is three times its width.
If the area of the rectangle is
300ft2, find its perimeter.

Answer by Rocky156(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume the width as x. Then the length must be 3x. 3x *x=300 (width multiply by length). x squared=100. x=10. Then the width is 10. Therefore the length is 30. So 30+10=40! The answer is 40.