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27 September, 00:51

The Length Of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice the width. The perimeter is 18 meters. Find the width

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  1. 27 September, 01:19
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    Length (L) : 2w - 3

    width (w) : w

    Perimeter (P) = 2L + 2w

    18 = 2 (2w - 3) + 2 (w)

    18 = 4w - 6 + 2w

    18 = 6w - 6

    24 = 6w

    4 = w

    Length (L) : 2w - 3 = 2 (4) - 3 = 8 - 3 = 5

    Answer: width = 4 meters, length = 5 meters
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