SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 inches. If the length is 1 inch less than twice the width, what are the dimensions?
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Question 197842: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 inches. If the length is 1 inch less than twice the width, what are the dimensions?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x represent the width, then 2x - 1 represents the length. Since the perimeter is calculated by adding two times the length to two times the width:
 + 2x = 28)
Just solve for x to get the width.
John
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