Question

A rectangle has a length of 3x + 5 and a width of 2x. The

perimeter is 60 inches. What is the value of x?

Answer 1

Hi there

Your answer is

x is equal to 5

Explanation:

L=3x+5

W=2x

P=60

Perimeter formula

W+W+L+L=P

Plug in values

2x+2x+(3x+5)+(3x+5)=60

10x+10=60

-10

10x=50

/10

x=5