SOLUTION: the length of arectangle is is 4in grater than the width . the perimeter is 24in find the dementions

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: the length of arectangle is is 4in grater than the width . the perimeter is 24in find the dementions
This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics workbook

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the length of arectangle is is 4in grater than the width . the perimeter is 24in find the dementions
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Let the width be "x"
Length is x+4
Perimeter = 2(length+width)
24 = 2(x+4+x)
12 = 2x+4
2x = 8
x = 4 in (this is the width)
x+4 = 8 in (this is the length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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