SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 200 cm. The rectangle is 3 times longer than wide. What are the length and width of this rectangle?

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Question 950868: The perimeter of a rectangle is 200 cm. The rectangle is 3 times longer than wide. What are the length and width of this rectangle?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width be x.
Then the length is 3x.
Perimeter of the rectangle=2(l+b)=2(x+3x)=8x
8x=200cm
x=25 cm
The length of the rectangle is 75 cm.
The width of the rectangle is 25 cm.