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Salvador has a rug in his bedroom with perimeter of 36 feet, the length of the rug is 8 feet what is the width of the rug?

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Answer:

10 feet

Explanation:

Salvador has a rug in his bedroom with perimeter of 36 feet, the length of the rug is 8 feet what is the width of the rug?

The rug is shaped as a rectangle

The formula for the Perimeter of a rectangle = 2L + 2W

Perimeter = 36 feet

Length = 8 feet

Hence

36 = 2(8) + 2W

36 = 16 + 2W

2W = 36 - 16

2W = 20

W = 20/2

W = 10 feet

Therefore, the Width of the rug is 10 feet

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