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Algebra.Com's Answer #587219 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rectangle has a length of 3x +9 and a width of 5x -4. The perimeter of the rectangle is 106 \n" ); document.write( " units. Find the width of the rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Length + width = 53 \n" ); document.write( "3x+9 + 5x-4 = 8x+5 = 53 \n" ); document.write( "8x = 48 \n" ); document.write( "x = 6 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Width = 5x-4 = 5*6-4 = 26 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "---------- \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |