document.write( "Question 687910: The width of a rectangle is 5 feet less than its length. If the perimeter is 22 feet, what is the width?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #425428 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P=2L+2W \n" ); document.write( "W=L-5 \n" ); document.write( "22=2L+2(L-5) \n" ); document.write( "22=2L+2L-10 \n" ); document.write( "4L=22+10 \n" ); document.write( "4L32 \n" ); document.write( "L=32/4 \n" ); document.write( "L=8 ANS. FOR THE LWNGTH. \n" ); document.write( "W=8-5=3 ANS. FOR THE WIDTH. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( "22=-2*8+2*3 \n" ); document.write( "22=16+6 \n" ); document.write( "22=22\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |