Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 cm. The rectangle has a length of 8 cm. What is the width of the rectangle?

a) right an equation that can be solved using the distributive prop property.

b)Solve the equation

Answer 1

A. 2(8)+2(w)=26

B. 16+2w=26

Subtract 16 from both sides of the equation

2w=10

Divide both side by 2

The width is 5

Explanation: