document.write( "Question 123955: The length of a rectangle is 5 meters longer than the width. Find then length and width if the perimeter is 54 meters. \n" ); document.write( "
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L=W+5
\n" ); document.write( "2L+2W=54
\n" ); document.write( "2(W+5)+2W=54
\n" ); document.write( "2W+10+2W=54
\n" ); document.write( "4W=54-10
\n" ); document.write( "4W=44
\n" ); document.write( "W=44/4
\n" ); document.write( "W=11 ANSWER FOR THE WIDTH.
\n" ); document.write( "L=11+5=16 ANSWER FOR THE LENGTH.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "2*16+2*11=54
\n" ); document.write( "32+22=54
\n" ); document.write( "54=54
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