the length of a rectangle is 3 meters less than twice its width.
write an equation to find the length of the rectangle. the length of the rectangle is 11 meters. what is the width of the rectangle
2x-3
2x-3=11
2x-3+3=11+3
2x=14
2x/2=14/2
x=7
To find the width of the rectangle, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assign a variable to the width of the rectangle. We'll call it "w".
According to the problem, the length of the rectangle is 3 meters less than twice its width. This can be written as:
Length = 2w - 3
We also know that the length of the rectangle is given as 11 meters. So, we can set up the equation:
11 = 2w - 3
To find the width, we need to solve this equation for "w".
First, let's isolate the term with "w":
2w = 11 + 3
2w = 14
Now divide both sides of the equation by 2:
w = 14/2
w = 7
Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 7 meters.