1. The length of a rectangle is twice its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 inches. Write a system of equations in 2 variables. Use substitution to solve the problem.
A. Equation 1:

Equation 2:

Question

1.	The length of a rectangle is twice its width.  The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 inches.  Write a system of equations in 2 variables.   Use substitution to solve the problem.
A.	 Equation 1:

Equation 2:

vocaloid · Answer

well, the problem gives us 2 big pieces of information. and we can turn each piece into an equation

length of rectangle is twice is width gives us: L = 2W
perimeter is 24 gives us: 2L + 2W = 24

any idea how to solve?

anonymous · Answer

no not really sorry im kinda a beginner at math.