Question:
Solution:
The perimeter of a rectangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides. According to this, we get the following equation:
[tex]P\text{ = 2(4y+2)+2(5y)}[/tex]since P = 112, we obtain:
[tex]112\text{ = 2(4y+2)+2(5y)}[/tex]Applying the distributive property, we obtain:
[tex]112\text{ = 8y+4+10y}[/tex]this is equivalent to:
[tex]18y\text{ = 112-4}[/tex]that is:
[tex]18\text{ y = 108}[/tex]solving for y, we get:
[tex]y\text{ = }\frac{108}{18}=6[/tex]that is:
[tex]y\text{ = 6}[/tex]so that, we can conclude that the correct answer is:
[tex]6[/tex]
