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Question 1042188: A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. Its perimeter (the sum of the lengths of its sides) is 60 cm. Find its length and width. Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the short dimension of the rectangle = the long dimension
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Add up the 4 sides to get the perimeter
You are given: cm
and
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The length is 20 and the width is 10
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check:
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