Problema Solution
The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 centimeters. The length is 4 centimeters less than 7 times the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' represent the width then the length is '7x - 4'.
Since the perimeter is 24 cm we have:
2x + 2(7x - 4) = 24
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x = 2 cm
7*2 - 4 = 10 cm
The dimensions of the rectangle are: the width is 2 cm and the length is 10 cm.