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the width of the rectangle is three times the length and the perimeter of the rectangle is 72ft. what are the length and width of the rectangle

User Ruslan Mansurov
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Answer:

l=18

w=54

Explanation:

P=2L+2W

3x+x=72

4x=72

x=18

Length is 18.

Width is three times more so 18*3 is 54.

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