You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of a rectangle is 6 times longer than the width. The perimeter is 42. What is the width?
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Let width be "x".
The length is "6x".
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Perimeter = 2(width + length)
42 = 2(x+6x)
21 = 7x
x = 3 units (width)
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6x = 18 units (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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