SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 6 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 92 inches. Find the length and widt

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Question 794975: The length of a rectangle is 6 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 92 inches. Find the length and widt
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of a rectangle is 6 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 92 inches. Find the length and width.
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Let width be "x" inches:::
Then length is "x+3" inches:::
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P = 2(length + width)
92 = 2(x+3 + x)
46 = 2x+3
43 = 2x
x = 21.5 inches (width)
x+3 = 24.5 inches (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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