Question

. A rectangle’s length is twice its width. Its perimeter is 156 meters. What is the rectangle’s length?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Perimeter is equal to 2 times length and 2 times the width.

This problem says the length is twice the width.

Let's use 2w for the length:

Here's the equation:

2L + 2W = 156

Substitute 2W for the length,

2(2W) + 2W = 156

4W + 2W = 156

6W = 156

6W/6 = 156/6

w = 26

so length is 2 times 26 = 56 Length = 56 m