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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2008

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The length of a rectangle is $6$ more than twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is $120$ , what is its width?

(A) $8$ (B) $18$ (C) $27$ (D) $38$ (E) $22$

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