SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 96 and the length is 4 inches longer than the width what is the area?

Question 812758: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 96 and the length is 4 inches longer than the width what is the area?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= the width of the rectangle, in inches
= the length of the rectangle, in inches
For a rectangle,
,
or
or ,
so we can calculate it many ways.
I'll pick one, but all ways would lead to the same expression.

My first equation would be

That means that the width is 22 inches, so the length must be 26 inches, because
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So, the area must be

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