SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is one more than double the width. If the perimeter is 32 kilometers, what are the length and width?

SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is one more than double the width. If the perimeter is 32 kilometers, what are the length and width?

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Question 662536: the length of a rectangle is one more than double the width. If the perimeter is 32 kilometers, what are the length and width?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
l = 2w+1
p=2(l+w) = 32
2((2w+1)+w)=32
4w+2+2w=32
6w+2=32
6w=30
w=5 km
l=2(5)+1=11 km
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