B Battlecat94 New member Joined Oct 27, 2007 Messages 3 Nov 5, 2007 #1 A rectangle's length is 8 cm more than three times it's width. If the perimeter is 128 cm, find the length and width. What is the equation for this?
A rectangle's length is 8 cm more than three times it's width. If the perimeter is 128 cm, find the length and width. What is the equation for this?
O o_O Full Member Joined Oct 20, 2007 Messages 396 Nov 5, 2007 #2 Let: L = Rectangle's length W = Rectangle's width What's the relationship between L and W from what you are given in the first sentence. Some more info to help: Perimeter = Rectangle's 2 lengths + Rectangle's 2 widths P = 2L + 2W Now, show us what you can do :wink:
Let: L = Rectangle's length W = Rectangle's width What's the relationship between L and W from what you are given in the first sentence. Some more info to help: Perimeter = Rectangle's 2 lengths + Rectangle's 2 widths P = 2L + 2W Now, show us what you can do :wink: