SOLUTION: a rectangle has the perimeter of 24inches. the length is 4 inches longer than the width. find the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 1191335: a rectangle has the perimeter of 24inches. the length is 4 inches longer than the width. find the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Half the perimeter is 24/2 = 12 inches.


So, the sum of the length and the width is 12 inches and the difference is 4 inches.


Hence, the length is  half the sum of 12 and 4  

    length =  = 8 inches.


And the width is half the difference of 12 and 4  

    width =  = 4 inches.

Solved.



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