Question

tracy needs to find the length and width of the equipment storage room where she works . the room is 3 meters longer than it is wide its perimeter is 18 meters. find the width in meters

Answer 1

Let the width of the room = x m
then the length = (x+3) m
Perimeter of the room = 2(Length+Width)
2(x+3+x) = 18
4x+6 = 18
4x = 18-6 = 12
x = 12/4 = 3
Therefore the width of the room = 3 meters