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The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 in.and its length is 3times its width. What are the length and width of ThE rectangle?

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let w = width and 3w = length

perimeter is the distance around the outside of the object or P = 2L + 2W

2(3w) + 2w = 24

6w + 2w= 24

8w = 24

w= 3

3w= 9

Width is 3in. and length is 9in.

the length is 9 and the width is 3

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