John is building a fence for the animals on his farm. The perimeter of the rectangle should be less than 100 meters. The length of the rectangle is 4 meters more than the width. Which inequality expresses all of the possible widths, in meters, of the rectangle?

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Martha

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31 December, 19:59

John is building a fence for the animals on his farm. The perimeter of the rectangle should be less than 100 meters. The length of the rectangle is 4 meters more than the width. Which inequality expresses all of the possible widths, in meters, of the rectangle?

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Sylvia Kent · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the width w = x

Length l = 4x

Perimeter of rectangle = 2 (l + w) <100

2 (x + 4x) < 100

2 (5x) < 100

10x < 100

x < 100/10

x < 10