SOLUTION: Could someone please show me how to solve this problem? The perimeter of a rectangle is 128m. The length is 4m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions.

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Question 436277: Could someone please show me how to solve this problem?
The perimeter of a rectangle is 128m. The length is 4m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions.
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x m the width, then the length will be: 2x+4 m. Since the perimeter is 128m
we write the equation:
x%2B%282x%2B4%29=64, solve the equation
3x=60
x=20
Answer: Width is 20m and the length is: 2%2A20%2B4=44m.
Check:2%2A20%2B2%2A44=40%2B88=128.