SOLUTION: The length is 5 untis less than 2 times the width. The perimeter is 22 units more than twice the width. How do you find the length and the width.

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Question 447332: The length is 5 untis less than 2 times the width. The perimeter is 22 units more than twice the width. How do you find the length and the width.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=2L+2W
P=2W+22
2L=22
L=11
2W-5=L
2W-5=11
2W=16
W=8
The dimensions are 8 units by 11 units..