Thread: Worded question about length and width of a rectangle.

The length of a certain rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 66 feet, what are the length and the width?
Length = ? feet
Width = ? feet

Originally Posted by shelbylynn

The length of a certain rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 66 feet, what are the length and the width?
Length = ? feet
Width = ? feet

P = 2l + 2w.

But l = 2w.

Therefore P = 6w.

But P = 66.

Therefore 6w = 66 => .....