SOLUTION: THe perimeter of a rectangle is 310 ft. THe length is 5 ft greater than the width. What is the length

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Question 513998: THe perimeter of a rectangle is 310 ft. THe length is 5 ft greater than the width. What is the length
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Let represent the length. Then if the length is 5 feet greater than the width, the width must be 5 feet smaller than the length, so the width is . The perimeter is two times the length plus two times the width.



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