Question

1. The width of a rectangle is ten meters less than the length. The perimeter is 216 meters,

Find the length and width

Answer 1

Answer: Width = 49meters; Length = 59meters

Explanation:

Let the width be represented by x

The length will be (x+10)

Perimeter = 2(length+breadth)

Perimeter= 2(x + x + 10)

Perimeter = 2(2x + 10)

216 = 4x + 20

4x = 216 -20

4x = 196

x = 196/4

x = 49

Width = 49meters

Length = x+10

Length = 49 + 10

Length = 59meters