Question

The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 the lenght is 3 inches more then the width what is the lenght and the width?

Answer 1

width=x  length=3inches+x
60inches= 2(x)+2(3inches+x)
60inches=2x+6inches+2x
60inches=4x+6inches
54inches=4x
13.5inches=x
width= 13.5 inches  length=16.5 inches