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  1. Jeff has a rectangular table top that is x feet wide. The length of the table top is 3 times its width.
AWrite two different expressions that represent the perimeter of the table top.
BExplain how each expression represents the perimeter of the table top

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The perimeter of a rectangle is:

P = 2(l + w)

So we have:

P = 2(l + x)

This is one of our expressions.

It says the length is 3 times the width.

So we have 3 * x or 3x.

We can write:

l = 3x

Now plug this into the formula:

P = 2(l + x)

Plug in '3x' for 'l'

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