Problema Solution

The length of a rectangle is 10 less than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 140 cm.,what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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let 'x' represent the width, then '3x-10' represents the width

perimeter = 2*length + 2*width

140 = 2x + 2(3x-10)

click here to solve for x

x=20

width = 20

length = 3*20-10=50

The dimensions of the rectangle are 20 x 50.