Question 988208: The length of rectangle is 3 cm less than four times its width. If the perimeter is 34 cm, find the dimensions of the regtangle Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is two times the length plus two times the width. Therefore, the sum of the length and the width is one-half of the perimeter. Your length is 3 less than 4 times the width, so if the width is then the length has to be . Hence:
Solve for and then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
