Asked by Elijah

A rectangle has a perimeter of 96 meters. The width, w, is five more than three times the length. What is the width of the rectangle?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let length = L. Then width w = 3L + 5 and perimeter gives L + w = 48.

So L + (3L + 5) = 48 → 4L + 5 = 48 → 4L = 43 → L = 43/4 = 10.75 m.

Then w = 3(43/4) + 5 = 149/4 = 37.25 m.

Answer: 37.25 meters.