SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 62 meters. If the width was doubled and the length was increased by 21 meters, the perimeter would be 120 meters. What are the length and width of t
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Question 314502: The perimeter of a rectangle is 62 meters. If the width was doubled and the length was increased by 21 meters, the perimeter would be 120 meters. What are the length and width of the original rectangle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,
Then from eq. 1,
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