Question

the perimeter of a rectangle is 60 meters. if the length of the rectangle is 14 meters. what is the width of the rectangle?

Answer 1

perimeter (p) = 2( l+w)
60 = 2( 14 + a)
a= width
60 = 28+ 2a
60-28= 2a
32 = 2a
32/2 = a
a = 16
so here width of the rectangle is 16 meters