Asked by Arie

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.
Answered by Ms. Sue
P = 2L + 2W

28 = 2(W + 6) + 2W

28 - 2W + 12 + 2W

16 = 4W

? = W

Answered by Reiny
I did this for you when you were Seymour

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Answered by Arie
No Reiny you didn't actually do anything.
Answered by Ms. Sue
I'm sorry you were unable to understand Reiny's very clear explanation.

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

"A rectangular room is 6 meters longer than it is wide, . . ."
Answered by Arie
So it's 6(4)=24?
Answered by Arie
I got the width right, but now my question is how do I find the length. Sorry math isn't my favorite subject 😔😔
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