Problema Solution

The length of a rectangular is 3 centimeters less than twice the width. The perimeter is 24. Find the dimensions of the label

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'w' represent the width, then '2w-3' represents the length


perimeter = 2(l+w), where 'l' and 'w' represent length and width, respectively


we assume that the perimeter is given in units of centimeters


24 = 2(w + 2w-3)

solving for 'w' we have w=5


2*5-3 = 7


the width is 5, the length is 7