the length of a banquet table is 2 feet longer than 5 times its width. if the perimeter is 52 feet, what are the dimensions of the table?

Question

What is the length and the width of the rectangle 

Answer 1

call width "w"

 

length is 5w+2

 

perimeter is 2L + 2w

 

2(5w+2) + 2(w) = 52

simplify

10w + 4 + 2w =52

12w + 4 = 52

12w = 48

w=4

 

width is 4, length is 22