Question

the length of a rectangle is 5 ft more than twice the width.

a)if x represents the width of the rctangle, represent the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x.

b) if the perimeter if the rectangle is 2 ft more than eight times the width of the rectangle, find the dimensions of the rectangle.

Answer 1

<i>the length of a rectangle is 5 ft more than twice the width</i>(x)
would be written as: length = 2x+5
Now you can proceed to calculate the perimeter=2(W+L), and attempt part (b).

Answer 2

13

Answer 3

13,5

Answer 4

13,4 Sorry typo