SOLUTION: The Perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and width. The perimeter is 28 meters and its length is 2 meters more than twice its width. What is the length
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Question 316896: The Perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and width. The perimeter is 28 meters and its length is 2 meters more than twice its width. What is the length
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P=2(l+w)
The length, l is 2 meters more than the width: l=w+2
28 = 2(w+2 + w)
28 = 2(2w+2)
28 = 4w + 4
24 = 4w
w = 6
l=w+2
l=6+2
l=8
The width is 6, the length is 8.
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