"The length of a rectangle is 4cm more than the width. If the length were to be decreased by 5cm and the width decreased by 2cm, the perimeter would be 18cm. Calculate the dimensions of the rectangle."\[
I don't understand where to start with this question. I suck at problem solving questions, so a detailed explaintion for this question will be very much appreciated. Thank you.
First thing to remember, is for questions like these, always draw a diagram!Spot on working out Mango, just forgot to sub x into the original rectangle to find its dimensions. :) Darkz got it.
Here is my working, let me know if anything doesn't make sense! Hope I'm right lol :)working out!(https://i.imgur.com/BVvgan0.jpg)