SOLUTION: The perimeter of a rectangular room is 96feet. The width is 8 feet less than the length.
1) find the length of the room.?
2) find the area of the room.?
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Question 725216: The perimeter of a rectangular room is 96feet. The width is 8 feet less than the length.
1) find the length of the room.?
2) find the area of the room.?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a rectangle is given by: 
. But since you know that the width is 8 feet less than the length:
\ =\ 96)
Solve for 
. Once you know the length, calculate 
to get the width and then calculate 
to get the area.
John
Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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