recangle perimiter=6w-8 square perimiter=12w-16 x+y=264 (6w-8)+(12w-16)=legnth of wire toatl 18w-24=total widght=264 18w-24=264 add 24 to both sides 18w=288 divide both sides by 18 w=16 perimter of square=4(l+w) l=2w-4 l=2(16)-4 l=28 perimiter of square 4(28+16)=4(44)=176 176=y x+y=264 x+176=264 subtract 176 from both sides x=88 rectangle=88 88<176
rectangle is shorter wire which is 88 cm in total legnth