SOLUTION: the perimeter of a rectangle is 48. The width is 2 more than half the length. find the dimensions
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Question 938559: the perimeter of a rectangle is 48. The width is 2 more than half the length. find the dimensions
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x = length
(x/2) + 2 = width {width is 2 more than half the length}
Perimeter of a rectangle is 2(width) + 2(length}
2x + 2[(x/2) + 2] = 48 {substituted width and length into perimeter formula}
2x + x + 4 = 48 {used distributive property}
3x + 4 = 48 {combined like terms}
3x = 44 {subtracted 4 from each side}
x = 44/3 {divided each side by 3}
(x/2) + 2 = 28/3 {substituted 44/3, in for x, into (x/2) + 2}
length is 44/3
width is 28/3
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