SOLUTION: A rectangular carpet has a perimeter of 264 inches. The length of the carpet is 96 inches more than the width. What are the dimensions of the carpet?
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Question 945684: A rectangular carpet has a perimeter of 264 inches. The length of the carpet is 96 inches more than the width. What are the dimensions of the carpet?
Please show me this, step-by-step. Thank you.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If = length and
= width
Find perimeter,
The formula is:
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in
(1) in
and
(2)
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(1)
Substitute (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and, since
(2)
(2)
(2)
The width is 18 in
The length is 114 in
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
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