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Question 278296: A rectangle is 8 cm longer than it is wide. Find the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 240 sq-cm.
length = cm
width = cm
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Question 278395: The length of a rectangle is 2 times its widththe area of the rectangle is 72 square inchesFind the dimensions of the rectangle
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Question 278450: A rectangular field 15 feet wide is enclosed by a fence. If the area of the field is 360 square feet, how many feet of fencing are used to enclose the field?
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Question 278518:
I am just learning about these math equations and I am stumped. Could you please help me? I'm not sure what formula I should use to figure this out.
if the perimeter of a rectangular pool is 60 meters and the length is 4 meters more than the width, how wide is the pool?
Thank you so much for your time.
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Question 278642: PLEASE HELP ME ANSWER THIS:
a rectangle with length 16 and width 4 has the same area as a square. what is the length of a side of the square?
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Question 278626: the lenght of a rectangle is twice the width. if the perimeter of the recangle is 60 yards, find the lenght
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Question 278868: The perimeter of a rectangle is 25cm. The ratio of its side lengths is 2 to 3. What is the length of the shorter side of the rectangle, in cm?
* I do not need you to answer this! I just need a formula to solve it or step by step equation similar to this one.
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Question 278918: a rectangle has a width of 6 inches and a perimeter of 26 inches what is the length of the rectangle?
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Question 278970: The length of a rectangle is 3 feet more than the width. The area of the rectangle is 54 square feet. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 279040: if the perimeter is 32 meters and the length is 12 meters, why is the width 4 meters?
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Question 279061: A rectangle's length is 3 times its width. Its area is 108 square cm. What are its dimensions.
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Question 279191: This is actually simple, but it has been awhile for me and need a refresh?
If rectangle has a perimeter of 30 meters, how do I write in equation ffor the area in term l ?
Make a graph of equation and describe shape, (this I don't remember)?
Use the equation to find the area of the rectangle with length of 10 meters?
I guess by my graph, I'm supposed to see this? I don't recall making graphs?
What is the maximum area possible for a rectangle with a perimeter of 30 meters and what are the dimensions of this rectangle?
It has been years, I'd say 20 since I've done this. Could someone show mw how once again and refresh this old brain?
Thanks,
Lise
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Question 279691: A rectangular window has a width to length ration of 2:5. What is the width if the length is 15 inches?
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Question 279890: a square piece of paper is folded in half. The perimeter of the resulting rectangle is 24cm. Find the area of the origional paper
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Question 279916: whats the area of a rectangle that has the length of 3" and a width of 2" ?
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Question 279916: whats the area of a rectangle that has the length of 3" and a width of 2" ?
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Question 279888: The length of a rectangle is 6 meters more than twice the with. If the area of the rectangle is 140 square meters, find the dimensions.
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Question 280135: Q1. FIND THE DIMENSION OF A RECTANGLE IF ITS PERIMETER IS 50 FEET AND ITS AREA IS 150 SQUARE FEET?

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Question 280074: I have two right triangle which are exactly equal and that make a rectangle, if we know three xy coordinates of the the one triangle and all angles how can find unknown xy coordinate of the rectangle
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Question 280333: How do you solve for the length and width of a rectangle that has a perimeter of 380 feet and the length is 70 feet less than 3 times the width?
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Question 280479: the longer side of a rectangle is double the length of the shorter side. If the length of diagonal is 10cm, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Question 280596: the perimeter of a rectangle is 26cm. the length is 8cm. what is its width?
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Question 280598: what is 2/3 of 10.
shade 2/3 of the diagram?
the diagram is a rectangle divide into 10 equal parts.
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Question 280580: The tiger's pen is a perfect square. The perimeter is 240 meters, how long is each side of the pen?
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Question 280801: The perimeter of a rectangle is 70m. The length is 8m more than twice the width. Find the demensions
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Question 280802: The width of a rectangle is 6 inches less than one-half the length. Find the length and the width of the rectangle if the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 inches.
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Question 280884: Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 90 cm if the length is 5 cm less than four times the width. width is 1 cm
length is 2 cm.

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Question 280929: You want to build a rectangular garden area with a perimeter of 140 meters. You also want the width to be 40 meters more than the length. Find the length and width of your possible garden.
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Question 280887: Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 90 cm if the length is 5 cm less than four times the width.
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Question 281135: The perimeter of a rectangular
backyard is 6x + 6 yards. If the width is x yards, find a
binomial that represents the length.

I know that the perimeter of a rectangle is p=2L + 2W but I am not sure how to work out this problem.
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Question 281071: The length of a rectangle is 4 cm longer than the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 20 centimeters, what is the area of the rectangle?

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Question 279176: A rectangular garden has a total area of 624 sq. meters. how long is the other side
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Question 281320: The perimeter of a rectangle is 16 feet. The area of the rectangle is 15 square feet. the Length is greater then the width . What is the Length and the width?

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Question 281440: The side of one square is 5 units longer than that of another square. Their areas differ by 105 square units. The lengths of their sides are:
(A) 5 and 10 units (B) 7.5 and 12.5 units (C) 8 and 13 units
(D) 15 and 20 units (E) none of these

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Question 281628: If I bought 320ft of fencing material for my yard and my yard is three times as long as it is wide, what is the length of my yard?
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Question 281687: what is the length and width of a rectangle with a perimeter of 84
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Question 281689: The length of a rectangle is 3 centimeterss less than twice its width. What is the width of the rectangle if the perimeters is 39 centimeters?
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Question 281754: If you wanted to paint the walls, floor, and ceiling of a room that measures 10 by 10 by 8 ft tall. Find the surface area in square feet of the room that the paint will have to cover.
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Question 282030: Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle box whose edges are 3 inches, 4 inches, and 5 inches long. Thanks!
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Question 282041: The length of a rectangle is 5 centimeters, and the width is 4 centimeters. Find the length of a diagonal.
a. 20 centimeters
b. square root of 41 centimeters
c. 9 centimeters
d. 2, square root of 5 centimeters
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Question 278197: what is the area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 23?
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Question 282194: A rectangular field is 12cm longer than it is wide. Its perimeter is 52 cms
find the width???? how i do this
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