SOLUTION: You have a rectangle that the perimeter is 34ft. The length is the width plus 9. What is the length and width?
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Question 526313: You have a rectangle that the perimeter is 34ft. The length is the width plus 9. What is the length and width?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P = 2(L+W)
P = 34
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L = W+9
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34 = 2(W+9 +W)
34 = 2W +18 +2W
16 = 4W
4W = 16
W = 4
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L = 4+9
L = 13
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P = 2(4+13)
P = 2(17)
P = 34
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Answer: Length = 13 ft; width = 4 ft.
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Done.
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