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The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 64meters. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.

User Anil Yadav
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Given

length = 3 x width

Perimeter = 64

Find

length and width of given rectangle

Step-by-step explanation

Perimeter = 2(l + w)

64 = 2(3w+w)

64 = 2(4w)

64 = 8w

w = 8 m

Therefore, length = 3 x 8 = 24 m

Final Answer

length = 24m

Width = 8m

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