SOLUTION: what is the length of a rectangle when the perimeter is 24 and the width is 1/4L+1

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Question 947401: what is the length of a rectangle when the perimeter is 24 and the width is 1/4L+1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a rectangle,
P=2%28L%2BW%29=24
so,
L%2BW=12
Substituting,
L%2B%281%2F4%29L%2B1=12
%285%2F4%29L=11
L=44%2F5
Then,
W=%281%2F4%29%2844%2F5%29%2B1
W=11%2F5%2B5%2F5
W=16%2F5