Question

The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 feet.

What is the length of the rectangle?
Let x = the width of the rectangle.
Which let statement would you use for the length?

Answer 1

Let the width be x cm

Length = 2x cm

Perimeter = 2 ( x + 2x) = 42

3x = 21

x = 7 cm

ANSWER Length 14cm , Width = 7cm