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A rectangle has length of 7 centimeters and width 4 centimeters. What fraction of the perimerter, in simplest form, is the width??

2007-10-16 13:26:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

P = 2L + 2W = 14 + 8 = 22. So w/P = 4/22 = 2/11

2007-10-16 13:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by John V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

To find the perimeter add the sides 7 + 7+ 4+ 4.
Your width is 4 cm.
The answer will be
4/perimeter
Then put the fraction in it's simplest form.

2007-10-16 20:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by Truth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋