Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is four times its width. If the perimeter is at most 130 centimeters, what is the greatest possible value for the width?

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Let

x = the width

4x = the length

The perimeter of the rectangle is at most 130 cm means:

2x + 2*4x <= 130

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x <= 13

The greatest value of the width is 13 cm.