Problema Solution

Suppose that the length of a certain rectangle is 4 meters less than four times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 52 meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

Answer provided by our tutors

let width = x , length = 4x-4

perimeter = 52

2(4x+x-4) = 52

5x-4 = 26

5x = 30

x = 6

width = 6 m ,length = 4*6-4 = 20m