The length of a rectangle is 3.5 inches more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 31 inches. How do you find the length and width of the rectangle?
1 Answer
Length= 9.5", Width = 6"
Explanation:
Start off with the perimeter equation: P =
Then we solve for
In order to find the length we simply plug the new found information of width into our original perimeter equation. So :
Finally we need to check our equation to make sure everything works so ask yourself is