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The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width the perimeter is 24ft find the dimensions of the rectangle

User Celina
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Explanation:

let the unknown be x

length = 3x

width = x

Perimeter = 2 lengths + 2 widths

24 ft = 3x + 3x + x + x

24 ft = 8x

3 ft = x

dimensions = length × width

= 3(3) × 3

= 9 ft × 3 ft

if you wanna check,

24 ft = 3(3) + 3(3) + 3 + 3

24 ft = 24

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