SOLUTION: The peremiter of a rectangle is 66m the length is 1 m more than three times the width find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 567776: The peremiter of a rectangle is 66m the length is 1 m more than three times the width find the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is 66m
the length is 1 m more than three times the width
find the dimensions of the rectangle
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Perimeter = 2(width + length)
66 = 2(w + 3w+1)
33 = 4w+1
4w = 32
width = 8 m
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length = 3w+1 = 25 m
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cheers,
Stan H.
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