SOLUTION: There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?

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Question 269131: There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is a rectangle with the width = L and the length = L+60. If the perimeter is 200cm, write an equation in terms of L?
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Perimeter = 2(length + width)
200 = 2(L+60 + L)
100 = 2L + 60
2L = 40
L = 20
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Cheers,
Stan H.