a window is shaped like a rectangle whose perimeter is 270 in. the length is 8 times as long as the width. find the length and width

Answer 1

What is the formula for calculating the perimeter of a rectangle?

Answer 2

is it l x width ?

Answer 3

No. Check your text book.

Answer 4

wuould i add the numbers toegther?

Answer 5

how would i do it then?

Answer 6

What is the formula for perimeter given in your text book?

Answer 7

p = 270 +270+270+270 ?

Answer 8

No.

Answer 9

how should i slove it ?

Answer 10

You can't solve it until you know how to find the perimeter of a rectangle.

http://www.mathopenref.com/rectangleperimeter.html

Answer 11

so i add 270 +270+8?