SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length that is 4 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 184 meters. Find the length
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Question 785361: A rectangle has a length that is 4 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 184 meters. Find the length
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = width
x + 4 = length
Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(width) + 2(length)
2x + 2(x + 4) = 184 {substituted into perimeter formula}
2x + 2x + 8 = 184 {used distributive property}
4x + 8 = 184 {combined like terms}
4x = 176 {subtracted 8 from each side}
x = 44 {divided each side by 4}
x + 4 = 48 {substituted 44, in for x, into x + 4}
length is 48 m
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