The length of a rectangle is 6 meters more than twice the width. the perimeter is 72 square meters. what is the width of the rectangle?
a. 22
b. 12
c. 10
d. 13

The width of the rectangle is 10 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Let L represent the length of the rectangle.

Let W represent the width of the rectangle

The length of a rectangle is 6 meters more than twice the width. This is expressed as

L = 2W + 6

The perimeter of the rectangle is expressed as 2(L + W). The perimeter of the rectangle is given as 72 meters. It is expressed as

2(L + W) = 72

L+ W = 72/2 = 36

L + W = 36 - - - - - - - - 1

Substituting L = 2W + 6 into equation 1, it becomes

2W + 6 + W = 36

2W + W = 36 - 6 = 30

3W = 30

W = 30/3 = 10 meters

c

step-by-step explanation:

c