SOLUTION: The length of a rectangular board is 9 meters greater than the width. If the perimeter of the board is 26 meters, then what are the length and the width? Enter your answers in th

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Question 417553: The length of a rectangular board is 9 meters greater than the width. If the perimeter of the board is 26 meters, then what are the length and the width? Enter your answers in the blanks. Enter only the numeric values rounded to the nearest tenth.
Length = _______meters Width = __________meters

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


...the length of a rectangular board is greater than
the width ; so, we have




use formula

...replace with








........now find





check:






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