SOLUTION: If the width of a rectangle is 4ft less than it's length and the perimeter is 68ft,what are the dimensions of the rectangle

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Question 1110195: If the width of a rectangle is 4ft less than it's length and the perimeter is 68ft,what are the dimensions of the rectangle
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let length be x
width will be x-4
Perimeter = 2( length + Width)
68 = 2(x+x-4)
68 = 4x-8
4x= 76
x= 19
length = 19 ft. width = 15 ft.