The length of a rectangle is 2 more than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 100 meters, what is the width of the rectangle?

13 meters

12 meters

11 meters

Let us assume the breadth of the rectangle to be x

Then the length will be 2 + 3x

Now we know that

Perimeter = 2 (Length + Breadth)

Substituting the given perimeter 100 in the above equation would give us:

100 = 2 (2+3x+x)

100 = 4 + 6x + 2x

100 = 4 + 8x

100-4 = 12x

12x = 96

x = 96/12

x = 8 = width

Length = 2 + 3x = 2 + 3 (8) = 2 + 24 = 26

Answer: the length of the rectangle is 26 while the width is 8.