Homework Help: math

Posted by latesha on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 4:28pm.

The length of a rectangle is 8 inches more than three times the width. The perimeter is 88 inches. Find the length and width

math - Ms. Sue, Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 4:33pm
P = 2L + 2W

88 = 2(3W + 8) + 2W

88 = 6W + 16 + 2W

72 + 8W

9 = W

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