The perimeter of a rectangle is 84 cm. If the length is 29 cm write an equation you can use to answer this question

Width = 13

Equation: 2 × 29 + 2W = 84

Step-by-step explanation:

Ace here!

I'm going to assume that we have to find the width. In a rectangle, there are 4 sides and opposite sides are congruent.

Let L represent the length and W represent the width.

Since there are 4 sides, we know that to find the of a rectangle perimeter, we have to do:

L+L+W+W=Perimeter

Let's first simplify this equation by combining like terms:

2L+2W = Perimeter

Now, let's plug in known values:

2(29) + 2W = 84

Divide everything by 2:

29+W=42

Isolate W:

W=42-29

W=13

Keep in mind, I didn't have to divide by 2 at the step that I had. I could've also done this:

2(29) + 2W = 84

Simplify:

58+2W=84

Bring everything to one side:

2W=26

Isolate W by dividing 2:

W=13

Two different slightly approaches, same answer.

I hope that helped, let me know if you have any questions.