SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 6 more than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 72, what is the length?
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Question 1164748: The length of a rectangle is 6 more than twice the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 72, what is the length?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the width be w.
Then the length is 2w+6 (6 more than twice the width).
The perimeter (twice length plus twice width) is 72:
Solve using basic algebra.
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