SOLUTION: WRITE A SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS TO REPRESENT THE SITUATION. THEN, SOLVE THE SYSTEM BY SUBSTITUTION. --> The length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width. The perimeter of the rectan

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Question 831184: WRITE A SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS TO REPRESENT THE SITUATION. THEN, SOLVE THE SYSTEM BY SUBSTITUTION. -->
The length of a rectangle is 3 more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 58 cm. What are the rectangle's dimensions?

Answer by oscargut(2103) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = x+3
2(x+y) = 58
width is 13 and length is 16


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