The Brickhouse I am building is 6 feet longer than it is wide. Write an algebraic expression for the perimeter if the length is expressed as x. If x equals 20, what is the perimeter?

Superfly999

We won't do your homework questions for you.
You were given the assignment for you to learn.

If you come up with your own answer and post it for us to critique that is within reason.

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Post an answer that you think is right then we can help you from there.

Capuchin

You don't specify what shape the brickhouse is...

Follow this logic:

what's the length in terms of x?

what's the width in terms of x?

what's the perimeter in terms of the length and width?

therefore what's the perimeter in terms of x?

if x is 20, what's the perimeter?

Questions like this are easily conquered if you just take baby steps.

Superfly999

Excuse me? You rated me as rude, but this is the rules here. I was willing to help you but you didn't follow the rules therefore I couldn't help you in the way I wanted to. If I just straight out told you the answer you wouldn't be learning and it would get me in trouble. If you want to reconsider that disagree that would be nice.

MsTaylor23

I don't even know where to start on this question. I am not asking for any answer. What steps would you take? Is that asking for you to do my homework? This isn't part of my homework.

Superfly999

Excuse me, but YOU POSTED in homework help so of course I thought it was homework. I'm fine with that yes, but I just think it was wrong of you to disagree with me and give me a negative point for that.

MsTaylor23

I am not on here to argue. I just want to learn. I got help from someone else so thank you for your time. Take care.

Capuchin

MsTaylor, You will find that people on this site will be much more receptive to you if you state that it is homework (not just the question) and give some evidence that you have had a go, then they will be far happier to help you, and you wont get a message like the one that superfly gave.

It is the rules of the site and please realise that a lot of the questions we get here are from young kids who just want the answers and don't want to LEARN. On this site, we will only help people to learn.

Anyways, now that's out of the way, how are you getting on with an answer?

MsTaylor23

I am new to this. I just registered yesterday so I am learning how this goes. I am looking for the right topics so I can receive help and not the answers. I just want to know the steps because I want to learn how to do the problem the correct way, and not my way even if I am coming up with the correct answer.

MsTaylor23

I am trying to figure out the problem but I am stuck.