Question

The length of a rectangle is twice the width. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is decreased by 1 inch, a new rectangle is formed whose perimeter is 198 inches. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle.

Answer 1

Width: 32 inches.

Length: 64 inches.

Explanation:

Let's say that the width of the rectangle is x inches, so the length is 2x inches.

If 2x + 4 and x - 1, the perimeter is 198 inches. That means that two times the width plus two times the length is 198 inches.

2(2x + 4) + 2(x - 1) = 198

4x + 8 + 2x - 2 = 198

6x + 6 = 198

x + 1 = 33

x = 32.

That means that the width of the original rectangle is 32 inches, and the length is 32 * 2 = 64 inches.

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