SOLUTION: the width of a rectangle is 6 less than twice the length, if the perimeter is 18 meters.find the length

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Question 458443: the width of a rectangle is 6 less than twice the length, if the perimeter is 18 meters.find the length
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the width of a rectangle is 6 less than twice the length, if the perimeter is 18 meters.find the length
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Let x = length
then
2x-6 = width
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2(x + 2x-6) = 18
(x + 2x-6) = 9
3x-6 = 9
3x = 15
x = 5 meters (length of rectangle)