SOLUTION: If the length of a rectangle were decreased by twenty-seven feet the rectangle would be a square. The perimeter of the rectangle is two hundred ninety-four feet. What are the dimen
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Question 318557: If the length of a rectangle were decreased by twenty-seven feet the rectangle would be a square. The perimeter of the rectangle is two hundred ninety-four feet. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
because if the length is decreased by 27 on both sides then all sides would be equal making a square
P=294
add like terms
distribute the 2
add 54
divide by 4
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