SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters and the length is 14 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

SOLUTION: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters and the length is 14 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 668705: If the perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters and the length is 14 meters more than the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P = 2l + 2w
l = w + 14
68 = 2(w+14) + 2w
68 = 2w + 28 + 2w
40 = 4w
w = 10

l = 10 + 14 = 24
24x10
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