The length of a rectangular billboard is 6 inches more than the width. The perimeter of the billboard is 88 inches. Find the width of the billboard.

Answer 1

In short the answer is that the width is 19.

Explanation:

We can solve this with an equation. If W is the width then the length is W + 6. We can set up an equation and solve it as follows:

2W + 2(W + 6) = 88

2W + 2W + 12 = 88

4W + 12 = 88

4W = 76

W = 19