SOLUTION: a land mass is roughly in the shape of a rectangle whose perimeter is 1,100 miles the width is 130 miles less than the length. find the length and the width

Question 1055350: a land mass is roughly in the shape of a rectangle whose perimeter is 1,100 miles the width is 130 miles less than the length. find the length and the width

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let = perimeter
= length
= width
The formula for perimeter of a rectangle is:

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and

The length is 340 mi
The width is 210 mi
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check:

OK

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