Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 meters. If the length of the rectangle is 8 meters, what is thewidth (in meters)?8Submit Answer

Answer 1

We have the next formula for the perimeter of a rectangle

$P=2l+2w$

where l is the length and w is the width

in our case

P=24m

l=8m

w=?

we substitute the values

$24=2(8)+2w$

we simplify the expression

$24=16+2w$

then we isolate the w

$\begin{gathered} 2w=24-16 \\ 2w=8 \\ w=\frac{8}{2} \\ w=4 \end{gathered}$

The width is 4 m