Question

The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than 4 times the width. The perimeter is 42 cm. Find the length and the width.

Equation: Length:
Solve: Width:

Answer 1

Length: 17 cm

Width: 4 cm

Explanation:

Let x be the width of the rectangle.

length : 4x+1

x+x+4x+1+4x+1= 42

10x= 40

x= 4

4x+1= 4(4)+1

= 17