Question

The length of a rectangle is 5 inches more than the width. If the perimeter is 70 inches, what is the width?

Answer 1

Let `w` be the width, `w + (w+5) + w + (w+5) = 70` or `4w+10=70` or `w=60/4=15.`

Explanation:

Check: `2(15+20)=70 quad sqrt`