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Help please math question

Help please math question-example-1
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Answer: 8cm

Steps:

The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is 2W+2L and the formula with your numbers put in is 2W + 2(5W). Because it's 2 times the width, and then then the length is 5 times the width.

The perimeter is "at most" 96. That means that perimeter ≤ 96.

Put all those values together

2W + 2(5W) ≤ 96

2W + 10W ≤ 96

12W ≤ 96 here we want to divide both sides by 12.

96 divided by 12 equal 8.

W ≤ 8 cm

The answer looks right!

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