SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 42cm. The length is 3cm greater than the width. Find the width.
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Question 335155: The perimeter of a rectangle is 42cm. The length is 3cm greater than the width. Find the width.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the measure of the width. Then 
represents the measure of the length.
The formula for the perimeter is:
Substitute the expressions we defined for length and width and the value for the perimeter and then solve for .
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