SOLUTION: one hundred inches of foam weather stripping tape was placed around the perimeter of a rectangular window. If the length of the window is 33.5 inches, what is it's width?

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Question 1092195: one hundred inches of foam weather stripping tape was placed around the perimeter of a rectangular window. If the length of the window is 33.5 inches, what is it's width?
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Answer.  Width = %28100-2%2A33.5%29%2F2 = 16.5 inches.

To find the width, subtract the length from the perimeter two times. Then divide the result by two.