SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The pereimeteris 96 cm. Find the width and length.

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Question 54387: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The pereimeteris 96 cm. Find the width and length.
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = w
length = 3w
2l + 2w = Perimeter
2(3w) + 2(w) = 96
6w + 2w = 96
8w = 96
w = 12
width = 12 cm
length = 36 cm