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The length of a rectangle is three inches more than four times the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 56 inches. What is the width of
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The length of a rectangle is three inches more than four times the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 56 inches. What is the width of the rectangle?
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2021-08-26T19:15:13+00:00
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The width of the rectangle is 5 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Perimeter of a rectangle: 2L+2W where L=length and W=width
P=56
56=2(4W+3)+2W
56=8W+6+2W
56=8W+2W+6
56=10W+6
56-6=10W
50=10W
W=50/10=5
W=5
L=4W+3=4(5)+3=20+3=23