SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than four times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 70 cm, what are its dimensions?

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Question 948535: The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than four times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 70 cm,
what are its dimensions?


Answer by Zucchini(70)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So, first you need to realize that the you will need to write an equation.
width= x
length= 4x + 10

4x+10 + 4x+10 + x + x =70
10x + 20 = 70
10x = 50
X =5
The dimensions are 5 cm. by 30 cm.

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