SOLUTION: what are the length and width of a rectangle if the length exceeds the width by 49 inches and the perimeter is 134 inches

Question 537296: what are the length and width of a rectangle if the length exceeds the width by 49 inches and the perimeter is 134 inches
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle Perimeter = P = 2L + 2W

In this problem call width = W and call length = W+49.

P = 134 = 2(W+49) + 2W = 2W + 98 + 2W

134 = 4W + 98

Subtract 98 from both sides.

36 = 4W

Divide both sides by 4.

9 = W

L = W + 49 = 9+49 = 58

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