Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is 7 more than 3 times the width.if the perimeter is 58 inches find the dimensions of the rectangle

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'w' represent the width, then '3w+7' represents the length


perimeter = 2(length + width)


58 = 2(w+3w+7)

58 = 2w + 6w + 15

44 = 8w

w = 44/8 = 5.5


3*5.5 + 7 = 23.5


the width of the rectangle is 5.5 inches, its length is 23.5 inches