Homework Help: algebra

Posted by jessi on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 3:54pm.

One side of a rectangle is 12 inches, and the other side is x inches.What values of x will make the perimeter at most 44 inches?

algebra - Ms. Sue, Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 3:58pm
P = 2L + 2W

44>= 2(12) + 2x
44 >= 24 + 2x
20 >= 2x
10 <= x

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