Question

The length of a rectangle is five more than three time its width. The perimeter of a rectangle is 234. What is the width of the rectangle

Answer 1

28 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Let the width be x

The length is =3x+5

Perimeeter= 234

The expression for the perimeter is

P=2L+2W

Substitute

234= 2*x+2(3x+5)

234= 2x+6x+10

Collect like terms

234= 8x+10

234-10= 8x

224=8x

x= 224/8

x=28

Hence the width is 28 units