Question

The peremiter of a rectangle is less than 70 ft. The length of the rectangle is 5 ft longer th a n its width. Write an equasion representing the length of the rectangle in terms of its width

Answer 1

First, look up / recall the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle. What is it? P = ?

Answer 2

Choose letters to represent length and width, e. g., l and w. How is l related to w? In other words, write a formula for l in terms of w.