The length of a rectangle is 5 inches and the width is x inches. What is the perimeter, in inches?

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anonymous · Answer

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Look at it this way first

anonymous · Answer

ok? done

anonymous · Answer

So, from the information given, you will have a variable. So add you sides:

2x+10= P

P=perimitter

anonymous · Answer

but i dont know what p or x is?

anonymous · Answer

If thats all your problem says, just say you perimeter is equal to 2x+10.

Only because that is all the information given.

anonymous · Answer

Does it say simplify or solve on th eoriginal problem?

anonymous · Answer

no and no

anonymous · Answer

Well, thats what you can say. Also state no other given information, so you shouldnt get marked off.

Hoped that helped... seems like a weird problem.

Im a calculus students, so it seems odd to not have the information.