Question

The length of a rectangle is 3 more than twice its width. the perimeter is 48 feet. what is the length and width of this rectangle?

Answer 1

The rectangle equals 48 ft. the width can be called x and the length is 3x.
2(x+3x)=48
2x+6x=48
8x=48
x=6
Width         Length
x=6             3x=18