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The perimeter of a retangle is 100 inches. The length exceeds the with by 24 inches. Find the length and the width.

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+2(x+24)=100
2x+2x+48=100
4x=52
x=13
x+24=37

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