Question

P=2(l + w) solve for w

Answer 1

Consider the following expression:

`p\text{ = 2(l+w)}`

applying the distributive property, we get:

Equation 1:

`p\text{ = 2l +2w}`

solving for 2w, we get:

`2w\text{ = p-2l}`

solving for w, we get:

`w\text{ = }(p-2l)/(2)`

now, solving for 2l from equation 1, we get:

`2l\text{ = p-2w}`

solving for l, we get:

`l\text{ = }(p-2w)/(2)`

we can conclude that the correct answer is:

`w\text{ = }(p-2l)/(2)`

and

`l\text{ = }(p-2w)/(2)`