SOLUTION: 1. The perimeter of a rectangle with length twice its width is equal to twenty-four. Write an algebraic equation to represent this situation, then solve for the length and width

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Question 435248: 1. The perimeter of a rectangle with length twice its width is equal to twenty-four. Write an algebraic equation to represent this situation, then solve for the length and width
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Hi



length twice its width 

Let x and 2x represent the width and length respectively

 2*2x + 2*x = 24

     6x = 24

      x = 4 units, the width.  The length is 8 units



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 2*4 + 2*8 = 8 + 16 = 24