SOLUTION: A rectangle has a width of 12 feet. If its perimeter is 100 feet, what is its length? Shelley E.

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Question 329986: A rectangle has a width of 12 feet. If its perimeter is 100 feet, what is its length?
Shelley E.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: The formula for the perimeter is P=2L%2B2W. So if "A rectangle has a width of 12 feet" and "its perimeter is 100 feet", then W=12 and P=100. So 100=2L%2B2%2812%29. I'll let you solve for L.