SOLUTION: what are the dimension of a rectangle of perimeter 66 ft, if the length is 1 ft more than 3x the width?

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Question 968337: what are the dimension of a rectangle of perimeter 66 ft, if the length is 1 ft more than 3x the width?
Answer by amarjeeth123(575) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the width be x.
Then the length is (3x+1).
Perimeter=2(length+breadth)
2(x+3x+1)=66
4x+1=33
4x=32
x=8
The width of the rectangle is 8 ft.
The length of the rectangle is 25 ft.