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  • 01-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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The width of a rectangle is 3 4 the length. The perimeter is 252 cm. What is the width of the rectangle? A) 36 cm B) 48 cm C) 54 cm D) 72 cm

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altavistard
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  • 01-11-2017
I willl assume that the width is three fourths of the length:  W = (3/4)L.  Then
the perimeter is P = 252 cm = 2(W) + 2L = 2(3/4)L + 2L, in terms of L only.

Then (6/4)L + 2L = 252 cm.  Clear out the fraction by mult. all terms by 4:

6L + 8L = 252 cm, or 14L = 252 cm.  Solving for L, L = 252 cm / 14 = 18

The length, L, is 18, and the width, W, is (3/4)(18 cm) = 13.5 cm (answer)
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