The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm and the length is 4 cm longer than the width. Write and solve the system of equations using the substitution method.

A. width = 10 cm, length= 14 cm
B. width = 10 1/2 cm, length= 14 1/2 cm
C. width = 11 cm, length= 15 cm
D. width = 23 cm, length= 27 cm

Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 cm and the length is 4 cm longer than the width. Write and solve the system of equations using the substitution method. 


 A. width = 10 cm, length= 14 cm 
 B. width = 10 1/2 cm, length= 14 1/2 cm 
 C. width = 11 cm, length= 15 cm 
 D. width = 23 cm, length= 27 cm

anonymous · Answer

so what do we know first. we know the formula for a perimeter of a rectangle is|dw:1379561157670:dw|