SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 inches
greater than its width. The perimeter is
36 inches. What are the dimensions of
the rectangle? Write and solve the
equation to answer t
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Question 1046123: The length of a rectangle is 2 inches
greater than its width. The perimeter is
36 inches. What are the dimensions of
the rectangle? Write and solve the
equation to answer this question.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of a rectangle is greater than its width .
The perimeter is , so .
....substitute
.....solve for
now find
so, the dimensions of the rectangle are:
the length is
and
the width is
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