Question

The perimeter (distance around) of a rectangle is 108 inches. It is twice as long as it is wide. Find the length; the width. Draw the figure?

Answer 1

Width is `18` inches.

Explanation:

Let the width be `W`, then length is `2xxW=2W`

and perimeter is `W+2W+W+2W=6W`

Hence `6W=108` and hence `W=108/6=18`

Hence width is `18` inches and length is `2xx18=36` inches.