The length of a rectangle is 2 less than 3 times the width. the perimeter is 60 inches. find the width

A. 8 inches

B. 22 inches

C. 15.5 inches

D. 20.7 inches

If the length is 3x the width - 2 then you would count the width 8 times, 2 for the width and 3 for each length and - 4, - 2 for each length. This makes the equation 8w-4=60 if w is width.

8w-4=60

8w-4+4=60+4

8w=64

8w/8=64/8

w=8

Your answer is A: 8 inches