Problema Solution

The perimeter of a standard rectangular rug is 32 ft. The length is 2ft longer than the width. Find the dimensions.

What is the width:

What is the length:

Answer provided by our tutors

let width is x ft.

then length is x+2 feet

perimeter is (2x + 2(x+2))= 32

==> 4x=28

==> x=7 feet

==> length is 9 feet and width is 7 feet