SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 7 times the width, then its length is how many times the width?

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Question 304016: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 7 times the width, then its length is how many times the width?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the width be x
perimeter = 7x
perimeter = 2L + 2W
7x= 2L +2x
5x= 2L
L= 5x/2
Ananth