Math Question: the total perimeter of tyler's rectangle bathroom is 44 feet. if the width the width of the bathroom is 9 feet. what is the length of the bathroom

Given any quadrilateral, you have 4 sides, each with some length. Since you know the bathroom is a rectangle, you know that there are two sets of sides that will have the same length. Two of those sides are 9 feet long. The other two sides have the same mystery length which we'll call "x". If you add the length of all 4 sides together, you have a total perimeter of 44 feet, which is also given. So the first step is to use what you know from what you are given and set up an equation: 9ft + 9ft + xft + xft = 44ft Once you have this initial equation set up, the rest of the work is just solving it: 9 + 9 + x + x = 44 --> first drop the units since they are all the same 18 + 2x = 44 --> combine the values you can on each side of the equation to simplify it 2x = 26 --> subtract 18 from both sides x = 13 --> divide both sides by 2 to isolate the "x" Since "x" was the mystery length of your side, 13 feet is your answer for the width of Tyler's bathroom.
Answered On 05/14/2020 23:47