Question

The formula for the perimeter P of a rectangle with length l and width w is P = 2l + 2w. Which of the following is a formula for the length of a rectangle in terms of the perimeter and width?

Answer 1

so you have

\[P=2L+2W\]

Answer 2

if you wanted to get L by itself on one side what would you do first?

Answer 3

or are you not quite sure what you can do to get 2L by itself