SOLUTION: The width of a rectangle is one-fourth the length. The perimeter of the rectangle is one hundred thirty feet. What is the width of the rectangle?
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Question 37750: The width of a rectangle is one-fourth the length. The perimeter of the rectangle is one hundred thirty feet. What is the width of the rectangle? Answer by jcmtnez(53) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Perimeter P=130 feet
Width w=x
Length l=4x
Perimeter P=2(w+l)
Applying the fromula
P = 2(x+4x)
P = 2(5x)
P = 10x
130 = 10x
130/10 = x
13 = x ,therfore the width is 13 feet
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