WILL GIVE MEDALS!
The width of a rectangle is 6 in. less than its length. The perimeter is 68 in.

What is the width of the rectangle?

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WILL GIVE MEDALS!
The width of a rectangle is 6 in. less than its length. The perimeter is 68 in.

What is the width of the rectangle?

anonymous · Answer

let 
the length = l  in
then the width 
w=l-6   in
then use the perimeter rule for a rectangle

girlgoyleh. · Answer

i got 14, but then i did it again and got 11!

girlgoyleh. · Answer

1-6=-5

anonymous · Answer

let x= length, y= width

then,

y=x-6    eq1

and for the perimeter we have

2x+2y=68  eq2

Two equations and two unknowns, perfectly solvable system. My suggestion would be to substitute equation 1 into 2 and solve for x, then use equation 1 again to solve for y

girlgoyleh. · Answer

it is 14, i got it right! Thanks both of you :)