Question

A rectangle has a perimeter of 108 inches. Its length is 2 inches less than 6 times its width. What are the length and width of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Length = 46 inches. Width = 8 inches.

Explanation:

Length L = 6W - 2 inches where W = width.

Perimeter = 2L + 2W so

2W + 2(6W - 2) = 108

2W + 12W - 4 = 108

14W = 112

R = 112/14

W = 8 inches.

So L = 6*8 - 2 = 46 inches.