Asked by Leah
The rectangle shown has a perimeter of 118 cm and the given area. Its length is 4 more than four times its width. Write and solve a system of equations to find the dimensions of the rectangle.
(rectangle has an area of 528 cm^2)
The length of the rectangle is ___ cm
The width of the rectangle is ___ cm
(rectangle has an area of 528 cm^2)
The length of the rectangle is ___ cm
The width of the rectangle is ___ cm
Answers
Answered by
oobleck
if w is the width, the length must be 4w+4
So, you need to solve
2(w + 4w+4) = 118
5w+4 = 59
w = 11
so the length is 48
So, you need to solve
2(w + 4w+4) = 118
5w+4 = 59
w = 11
so the length is 48
Answered by
tristian gower
Rectangle ABCD is similar to Rectangle WXYZ. The area of ABCD is 30 square inches. Explain how to find the area, x, of WXYZ.