SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangle is 74. The length is 5 more than the width. Find the width.

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Question 372783: The perimeter of a rectangle is 74. The length is 5 more than the width. Find the width.
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Let represent the width. Then the length is . The perimeter is , so:



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