SOLUTION: A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 66 feet. Find the dimensions

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Question 411840: A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 66 feet. Find the dimensions
Answer by shree840(260) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let width be x
length is 2x
perimeter is 2length + 2width
x*2+2x*2
2x+4x=6x=66
divide by 6 to get x
x=11
width is 11
length is 22
2(11+22)=66 check