The length of a rectangle is 2 cm less than seven times the width the perimeter is 60 cm find the width And the length

Answer 1

Let l=7w-2 where l=length and w=width. Then 60=2l +2w = 14w -4 + 2w and 60=16w -4 16w = 64 and w= 4cm and l= 26cm.