Begining algebra homework

Question

Write an algebraic expression for the quantities being compared in the following statement.

The length of a rectangle is 11 inches more than double the width.

The width of the rectangle is...and the length in terms of width is?

Answer 1

Basically you want to write an expression to match the statement and use variables to cover any unknown numbers.

l = 11 + 2w

Should be your answer since the length is equal to 11 more than twice the width which is 2w.