SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 3 more than three times its width.Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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Question 88463: The perimeter of a rectangle is 3 more than three times its width.Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is 3 more than three times its width. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
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Let the width be "x".
Perimeter = 3x+3
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Perimeter = 2*length + 2*width
3x+3 = 2*length + 2*x
2*length = x+3
length = (1/2)(x+3
width = x
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Cheers,
Stan H.