Question

the perimeter of a rectangle is 60 inches. if the length is 4 more than 3 times the width, what is the length and width of the rectangle

Answer 1

Width = x
length = 3x + 4

x + x + 3x + 4 + 3x + 4 = 60
add
8x + 8 = 60
subtract
8x = 52
x = 6.5

width = 6.5
length = 23.5