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i have a question.

The width of a rectangle is one half its length. The perimeter of the retangle is 54 cm. What are the widths and length of the rectangles?

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AUSTINT198 offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Charlottesville, VA, US | 2 years ago (3 minutes after post)

The width is 9 cm and the width is 18 cm.

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AUSTINT198 offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Charlottesville, VA, US | 2 years ago (3 minutes after post)

The width is 9 cm and the length is 18 cm. Sorry

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An Undisclosed Location | 2 years ago (5 minutes after post)

Make an if then statement:
If x= the wide
Then 2x= the length

then you just do
x+2x+x+2x= 54
6x=54
x=9
2x= 18
So the width is 9 cm and the length is 18 cm. (just giving some work AUSTIN198)

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