Question

A rectangle has a length of 8.3 cm and a perimeter of 22.4 cm.



Enter the width of the rectangle, in decimal form, in the box.

cm

1 answer

To find the width of the rectangle, we can use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle, which is given by:

Perimeter = 2(length + width)

Given that the length is 8.3 cm and the perimeter is 22.4 cm, we can plug these values into the equation and solve for the width:

22.4 = 2(8.3 + width)

Simplifying the equation, we have:

11.2 = 8.3 + width

Subtracting 8.3 from both sides of the equation, we get:

11.2 - 8.3 = width

2.9 = width

Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 2.9 cm.