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Question 1048512: The width of a rectangle is 6 feet shorter than its length. If its perimeter is 82 feet, what is its width?
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length=x
width=x-6
perimeter is 2l+2w=82 or l+w=41, dividing everything by 2
x+(x=6)=41
2x-6=41
add 6 to both sides
2x=47
x=23.5 feet, dividing by 2
x-6=17.5 feet
Their sum is 41 feet.
Double it for the perimeter, and that is 82 feet.
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