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The width of a rectangle is 6 cm less than the length. The perimeter is 72 cm. Write and solve an equation to find the width and the length of
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Question 20036: How would you solve this equation?
The width of a rectangle is 6 cm less than the length. The perimeter is 72 cm. Write and solve an equation to find the width and the length of the rectangle. Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the length and let x-6 be the width
2(x+x-6)=72
4x-12=72
4x=84
x=21
21-6=15
Therefore the width is 15 and the length is 21
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