Ms. Sue could you please help me with this question:A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is 28 meters. Find the dimension of the room.

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Ms. Sue could you please help me with this question:A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, and its perimeter is 28 meters. Find the dimension of the room. 
The length is:_____meters and the width is___meters.

Ms. Sue · Answer

P = 2L + 2W 28 = 2(W + 6) + 2W 28 - 2W + 12 + 2W 16 = 4W ? = W

Reiny · Answer

I did this for you when you were Seymour http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1453950266

Arie · Answer

No Reiny you didn't actually do anything.

Ms. Sue · Answer

I'm sorry you were unable to understand Reiny's very clear explanation.

Arie · Answer

So ms. Sue I get 4 for the width after i 16/4. How do I find the length? Will it be 6(4)?

Ms. Sue · Answer

The width is 4. "A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, . . ."

Arie · Answer

So it's 6(4)=24?

Arie · Answer

I got the width right, but now my question is how do I find the length. Sorry math isn't my favorite subject 😔😔