SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is one third the length. The perimeter is 80 yards. Find the width of the rectangle

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Question 761125: The width of a rectangle is one third the length. The perimeter is 80 yards. Find the width of the rectangle
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Length = x
Width = x/3
Perimeter = 2*length + 2*width
80 = 2(x) + 2(x/3)
80 = 2x + 2x/3
Common denominator = 3
240 = 6x + 2x
8x = 240
x = 30
Therefore the width - x/3 = 30/3 = 10 units
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