Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 6 - Review - Page 264: 31

Answer

$$w= 19.5.$$

Work Step by Step

We have: $P=2(l+w)$ First, we find $w$ by dividing both sides by $2$ as follows: $$\frac{P}{2}=\frac{2(l+w)}{2}\Longrightarrow \frac{P}{2}=l+w \Longrightarrow w=\frac{P}{2}-l.$$ Then, by substitution, we have $$w=\frac{112.8}{2}-36.9=19.5.$$
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