Geometry - 7th Grade Math

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Question

If a rectangle possesses a width of and has a perimeter of , then what is the length?

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Answer

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the formula for perimeter of a rectangle:

We can substitute in our known values and solve for our unknown variable (i.e. length):

We want to isolate the to one side of the equation. In order to do this, we will first subtract from both sides of the equation.

Next, we can divide each side by

The length of the rectangle is

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