SOLUTION: in a rectangle, the perimeter is 108 inches. The length of the rectangle is 12 inches more than twice the width. What is the length and width of the rectanle

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Question 14677: in a rectangle, the perimeter is 108 inches. The length of the rectangle is 12 inches more than twice the width. What is the length and width of the rectanle
Answer by Drpengui(15) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
108=2l%2B2w
and l=12%2B2w
for some reason I remeber doing excatly same problem last year on one of my geometry tests in honors geometry
so plug in 12+2w for l
108=2%2812%2B2w%29%2B2w
the distrubite the 2
108=24%2B4w%2B2w
comibine like terms
108=24%2B6w
subtract 24 from both sides
84=6w
then divide by 6
14=w
then plug 14 in for w
108=2l%2B2%2814%29
mulitply 2*14
108=2l%2B28
subtract 28 from both sides
80=2l
then divide both sides by 2
40=l
:) Danny