Question

Steven has a rectangular rug with a perimeter of 16 feet. The width of the rug is 5 feet. What is the length of the rug?

Answer 1

`\boxed{\boxed{\text{Perimeter = 2(Length + Width)}}}`

Given that the perimeter is 16ft and width is 5 ft,

`16 = 2( Length + 5)`

Distribute 2:

`16 = 2Length + 10`

Take away 10 from both sides:

`2Length = 16 - 10`

Evaluate the right hand side:

`2Length = 6`

Divide by 2 on both sides:

`Length = 3`


`\boxed{\boxed{\text{Answer: Length = 3 ft}}}`