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Please help me solve this word problem. The perimeter of a rectangle is 76cm.
\n" ); document.write( " The length is 17cm more than the width. Find the length and the width.
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\n" ); document.write( "The perimeter:
\n" ); document.write( "2L + 2W = 76
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\n" ); document.write( "It says,\"The length is 17cm more than the width\"; therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "L = W+17
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace L with (W+17) in the 1st equation, find W, when you can find L
\n" ); document.write( "2(W+17) + W = 76
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\n" ); document.write( "Check your values for L & W by finding the perimeter.
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