Question

Chris built a rectangular snow fort with a perimeter of 24 feet. The length of the fort was 8 feet less than 3 time the width. What was the length (x) and width (y) of the fort?

Answer 1

24= x+y
X= 3y-8
24= 3y-8+y
24=4y-8
32=4y
Y=8
X=16