Question

The length of a picture frame is 2 inches more than the width. The perimeter of the frame is 36 inches. What is the length of the frame?

Answer 1

Let the width be
`x`
∴the length =
`x+2`
perimeter=2(l+b)
36=
`2(x+2+x)`
36=
`2(2x+2) =4x+4`

`image`
∴∴the length =
`image`