SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 90cm. The length is four times as long as the width. Find the length of the rectangle.

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Question 352773: The perimeter of a rectangle is 90cm. The length is four times as long as the width. Find the length of the rectangle.
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Let represent the length. Then the width must be . The perimeter of a rectangle is given by 2 times the length plus 2 times the width.





Solve for .

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