Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inch. The length is three inches more than width. What is length?

Answer 1

Perimetre = 18 inch

Let the width be x

length = x+3

Perimetre of rectangle = 2(length+width)

18 = 2[(x+3)+x]

18 = 2(2x+3)

18 = 4x+6

4x = 18 - 6

4x = 12

•°• x = 12/4 = 3

Length = x+3 = 3+3 = 6

•°• The length of rectangle is 6 inch.

Answer 2

6 inches.

Explanation:

If the width is x inches then the length is x + 3.

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Perimeter = 2x + 2(x +3)

18 = 2x + 2x + 6

4x = 18 - 6 = 12

x = 3.

So the length = 6 inches.