Question

The perimeter of a rectangular room is 80 feet. Let x be the width of the room (in feet) and let y be the length of the room (in feet). Write the equation that could model this situation.

Answer 1

2x+2y=80

Explanation:

a rectangles perimeter has the formula of width+width+length+length

we can combine like terms so we get 2x+2y and according to the problem this rectangle has the perimeter of 80