Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 feet. If the length is 13, find the width

Answer 1

Your answer is 5 because you have to divide

36 / 13 = ?


36 / 13 = 5

Answer 2

Answer: 5 feet

Step-by-step explanation: To find the width of the rectangle,

start with the formula for the perimeter, shown below.

Perimeter = 2l + 2w

Since we know the perimeter is 36 and the

length is 13, we have 36 = 2(13) + 2w.

Simplifying on the right, we have 36 = 26 + 2w.

Not subtract 26 from both sides to get 10 = 2w.

Now divide both sides by 2 and 5 = w.

So the with is 5 feet.