Width = 10ft
Length = 26ft
Explanation:
Let width = b,
So, length = 3b-4
Perimeter of rectangle = 2x(length + width)
According to the question,
[tex]72ft = 2X(3b-4 + b)\\72ft = 2X(4b-4)\\36ft = 4b-4\\40ft = 4b \\b = 10ft[/tex]
Hence,
Width = 10ft
Length = 26ft