SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is one and a half times the width. the perimeter is twenty five centimetres. find the length and width

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Question 927309: the length of a rectangle is one and a half times the width. the perimeter is twenty five centimetres. find the length and width
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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L = 1.5w
2L + 2w = 25
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2L + 2w = 25
2(1.5w) + 2w = 25
3w + 2w = 25
5w = 25
w = 5
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L = 1.5*5
L = 7.5
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answer:
L = 7.5 cm
w = 5 cm
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