SOLUTION: the length of a calculus book is 2 inches more than the width. The perimeter is 36 inches. Find the width.
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Question 648764: the length of a calculus book is 2 inches more than the width. The perimeter is 36 inches. Find the width.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2w+2(w+2)=36
2w+2w+4=36
4w=36-4
4w=32
w=32/4
w=8
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