SOLUTION: Assign the variable and write the equation.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 482cm. The length is 6 cm greater than 4 times the width. Find the length
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The perimeter of a rectangle is 482cm. The length is 6 cm greater than 4 times the width. Find the length
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Question 639192: Assign the variable and write the equation.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 482cm. The length is 6 cm greater than 4 times the width. Find the length Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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If a rectangle with perimeter has a length that is units longer (or shorter if ) than times the width, ,
Then knowing that the Perimeter is given by:
,
make the substitution:
Then solve for
For your problem: , , and . Do the arithmetic.
John
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