19.5k views
3 votes
The perimeter of a rectangle is 24cm. If the length in y cm, what is the width?

1 Answer

3 votes
perimiter=2 times (length+width)
if perimiter=24

24=2(L+W)
divide both sides by 2
12=L+W

if L=y then
12=y+W
minus y from both sides
12-y=W

the width is 12-y cm
User Mingsheng
by
9.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories