The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 inches. Find the dimensions if its length is 3 inches greater than its width.

a) The equation that best describes this is:
b) The dimensions of the rectangle are:

Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 inches. Find the dimensions if its length is 3 inches greater than its width.

a) The equation that best describes this is:
b) The dimensions of the rectangle are:

anonymous · Answer

someone help!

anonymous · Answer

7,5&4,5

anonymous · Answer

formula: 2l +2w, then l= 3+w, substituting, 2(3+w)+2w=24
6+2w+2w=24
6+4w=24
4w=24-6
4w=18
w=18/4 or w=9/2,
l=3+w
l=3+9/2
l=15/2
gets?

anonymous · Answer

length=9 inches
width=3 inches