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2. The length of a rectangle is twice that of the width. The perimeter of the
rectangle is 24 cm. What is the width of the rectangle?
The width of the rectangle is cm

Topic: worded algebra problems​

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Answer: 4cm

Step-by-step explanation:

b=length

a=width

Perimeter=24cm=2*a+2*b

So 2*a+2*b=24. Equation 1

b=2*a. Equation 2

Using equation 1

we have

2*a+2*(2*a)=24

2*a+4*a=24

6*a=24

a=4cm

The width of the rectangle is 4cm

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